Israeli forces have started a series of airstrikes against Hezbollah positions in southern Lebanon. This has made things more tense in the area just days after deadly explosions involving pagers and walkie-talkies killed a lot of people. The terrorist organization Hezbollah, which receives support from Iran, claims that these Israeli attacks have resulted in the deaths of 20 members and the injury of hundreds more.
Wire service reports say that the latest flare-up is part of the ongoing conflict related to the Gaza war. In response to the earlier attacks, Israeli jets have been specifically targeting Hezbollah installations. The Lebanese government has called the Israeli actions aggressive and asked the UN to immediately impose sanctions on Israel.
Experts say that the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) are fighting Iran on a larger scale, since Iran backs both Hezbollah and Hamas. The IDF has increased its military presence along the northern border in reaction to the rising tensions. This could mean a change in strategy in a situation that is already very unstable.
Hezbollah has promised to fight back, which has made people in Lebanon worry that the war could spread to other countries. The situation is very bad, and people are becoming more worried as the fighting in Lebanon gets worse.
At the same time, the situation for people in Gaza is getting worse. Since Hamas’s attack on October 7, hundreds of thousands of Gazans have been living in terrible conditions, with no food and the terrible loss of family members in the ongoing war. The area is tense as both Lebanon and Gaza try to figure out how to handle their complicated situations during this war.