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An Israeli ground operation targeting Hezbollah forces in Lebanon recalls previous wars and raises fears of worse to come.

Hundreds of residents of tiny Ain Ebel in southern Lebanon heeded the Israeli military’s warning to flee. Many sought shelter in a nearby monastery.

Foreign Minister Israel Katz said the U.N. secretary general had not condemned Iran’s missile attack on Israel in strong enough terms. For his part, Mr. Guterres said he condemned the attack.

The military identified the soldier as Capt. Eitan Itzhak Oster, 22, from central Israel, but did not specify where he was killed.

Iran’s second missile barrage against Israel is unlikely to deter its foe, experts say, but may help retain the support of the “Axis of Resistance” it has built up over years.

The 180 missiles fired at Israel on Tuesday evening sharply escalated the conflict between the two countries and threatened to engulf the Middle East in all-out war.

Security analysts and former officials said the damage Israel had inflicted on Hezbollah, an Iranian-backed militia, had stripped Tehran of much of its deterrence against a wider Israeli attack.

The Lebanese militia is seeking more weapons from Iran, the officials said. It has yet to fire large barrages at Israel, and its top ranks have been crippled by Israeli strikes.

The loss of Vuhledar, at the intersection of two fronts, would complicate the defense of a regional transit hub and strengthen Russian supply lines, Ukrainian soldiers say.

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