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Iran says Israel wants to trap it into a direct conflict by bombing Hezbollah, even as a new Iranian president tries outreach to the West.

After years of decline, Lebanon is ill-equipped to deal with a wave of displaced people. One family left their farm and found themselves homeless in Beirut.

The missile fired from Lebanon was the first time Hezbollah had launched an attack aimed at Tel Aviv, the military said.

What we know about the strikes, the death toll and how it is calculated.

Videos from Tulkarm and Jenin show bulldozers destroying infrastructure and businesses, as well as soldiers impeding local emergency responders.

S. Iswaran, the former transport minister, had maintained his innocence on the corruption charge for months but on Tuesday pleaded guilty to five lesser offenses.

Some hawkish generals think that Hezbollah can be forced to back down, current and former Israeli officials said, while others in the government think Israel must reach a deal with Hamas before expanding the war.

For nearly a year, Hezbollah has been attacking Israel in solidarity with Hamas in Gaza.

With Monday’s attacks across southern Lebanon, the prospect of the escalating conflict enveloping the city has suddenly become real for many Beirut residents.

It was the deadliest day in decades of hostilities between Israel and the militants, who stepped up their own barrage of rockets.