The attacks have been anticipated for weeks, after top Hamas and Hezbollah leaders were targeted last month. Here's a look at what happened and how the U.S. could become further involved.
Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah on Sunday launched their heaviest exchange of fire after months of strikes and counterstrikes that have raised fears of an all-out war.The attacks had been anticipated for weeks, after top Hamas and Hezbollah leaders were targeted in a series of strikes last month and Iran’s supreme leader vowed revenge.Israel launched a wave of airstrikes across southern Lebanon early Sunday in what it called a preemptive strike to avert a large Hezbollah attack.
The Beirut strike, which occurred in the city's southern suburbs, resulted in the death of a top Hezbollah commander. This commander was allegedly responsible for a missile attack on a soccer field in Majdal Shams in the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights, killing 12 children and teenagers. Hezbollah has denied responsibility for the attack. The strike in Beirut's densely populated area also claimed the lives of five civilians — three women and two children — and injured dozens more.
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