Israel pounds Lebanon with heaviest bombing in weeks, expands ground operations

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Israel conducted more than 120 air strikes on Lebanon in the heaviest bombing in weeks, expanding its ground operations amidst ongoing conflict. This escalation further strains the ceasefire and involves regional actors including Hezbollah and Iran.

Israel pounded Lebanon with more than 120 air strikes on Tuesday in one of the heaviest days of bombing in weeks, Lebanese security sources said, as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his military was deepening its operations in the country. The bombing raids further strained a ceasefire announced on April 16 that was meant to halt fighting between Israel and the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah, and ‌came as Iran said the United States had violated a separate truce by striking...