JERUSALEM: A senior Israeli general said on Monday the military would intensify its attacks on Lebanon, after launching strikes in response to rocket fire claimed by Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah. “Hezbollah chose the Iranian regime over the State of Lebanon and initiated an attack on our civilians... they will pay a heavy price,” said Rafi Milo, head of the Israeli military’s Northern Command. “The strikes continue, their intensity will increase,” he was quoted as saying in a military statement.

The Israeli military was attacking Hezbollah targets in neighboring Lebanon, amid worries that its war with the United States against Iran may escalate and spill across the region.

JERUSALEM/BEIRUT: The Israeli military launched a wave of airstrikes against Hezbollah positions across Lebanon on Monday, marking a sharp escalation following the group's first…