Hezbollah Engages Israeli Forces in Eastern Lebanon Following Escalating Regional Conflict

Beirut. Hezbollah announced it is fighting Israeli forces who entered eastern Lebanon via helicopter, marking the second major physical confrontation in the recent Israel-Hezbollah conflict. Last week, the Iran-backed Hezbollah launched attacks into Israel in retaliation for the killing of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in a US-Israeli airstrike, which drew Lebanon into a Middle East war.Israel has continued airstrikes targeting Hezbollah even after the permanent period of 2024 ended, and has deployed ground troops to the border area. Hezbollah stated that approximately 15 Israeli helicopters were detected entering from the Syrian border and that its fighters took action...