Current sectionMiddle East NewsLebanon News Israeli officials said expanded strikes on Hezbollah targets are awaiting cabinet approval, as Netanyahu vowed to 'increase the intensity' of attacks following drone fire from Lebanon. Lebanese authorities reported rising casualties and warned of wider escalation in the southShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribe09:51 PM • May 25 2026 IDTIsrael's military is preparing for a broad strike on Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon and is awaiting approval from the political leadership, Israeli officials said Monday, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel would "increase the intensity" of its attacks.CommentsIn the NewsThe Saga of the 'Egyptian Britney' Highlights the Vulnerabilities of Arab WomenIsrael Prepares Wider Strikes as Lebanon Toll Rises, Hezbollah Drones Hit NorthAntisemitism From an Unlikely Texas Candidate Sparks Major Democratic BacklashIran's Top Envoys Discussing Potential Peace Deal With Qatar's PM, Official SaysDeflect, Attack, Play the Victim: Inside Netanyahu's Campaign to Stay in PowerRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIBen-Gvir Posts Video of Police Dragging Detained Gaza Flotilla ActivistsFreed Gaza Flotilla Activists Report Sexual Abuse, Rape in Israeli CustodyThe Most Consequential Republican Primary for Israel Is Happening in Kentucky'It Was Okay to Be Crazy': IDF Soldiers Discuss Moral Decay in LebanonUnmoved by Trump's Ticking Clock, Iran Forms a New Reality in the Persian Gulf`On Israel, Gaza and Palestine, Bigmouth Tucker Carlson Spoke Nothing but Truth