Lebanese militant group Hezbollah had previously launched rockets toward Israel to avenge the killing of Iranian supreme leader Ali Khamenei, prompting sweeping Israeli airstrikes that killed at least 52 in Beirut.

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…

Hezbollah says its attack is in response to the killing of Iran's Khamenei and 'in defence of Lebanon and its people'.