Israel, Lebanon and Hezbollah
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The previous war had been initiated by Hezbollah in solidarity with the Hamas-led attacks of October 7, 2023. This time, many Lebanese were less willing to accept Hezbollah’s decision to engage Israel.
Israel continued waves of heavy airstrikes in Beirut after Hezbollah began firing on Israel in support of Iran. Nearly 85,000 people have been displaced, according to the Lebanese government. The Israeli military has also started a ground incursion into southern Lebanon,
Hezbollah's new leader said last month that the group was "not neutral" in the standoff between Washington and Tehran.
The Iran-backed group’s new leader Naim Qassem had said in a televised address last month that they are ‘not neutral’ in the standoff between Washington and Tehran.
The conflict between Iran, Israel and the United States expanded on Thursday after multiple Iranian attacks pushed leaders in Britain and Italy to accelerate their deployment of military assets to the region.