The Israeli military said on Wednesday that regular infantry and armoured units were joining ground operations in southern Lebanon against Iran-backed Hezbollah, as Israel prepared to retaliate against a barrage of Iranian missile strikes.

Israel is beefing up its presence in south Lebanon in its conflict with Hezbollah a day after Iran’s attack.

JERUSALEM: Hezbollah said its fighters were engaging Israeli forces inside Lebanon on Wednesday (Oct 2), reporting ground clashes for the first time since Israel began pushing into its northern neighbour in a campaign to hammer the Iran-backed armed group. The Israeli military said regular infantry and arm

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei is expected to address the nation during Friday prayers.  His sermon will likely outline Iran’s strategy from now on.

The Israeli military said regular infantry and armored units were joining what it has called its limited and localized ground operations in southern Lebanon.

The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) named Captain Eitan Itzhak Oster, 22, who was killed in Lebanon after Israel launched 'limited' ground raids against Hezbollah in Lebanon. This came after Hezbollah said its fighters clashed with Israeli forces inside Lebanon on Wednesday.

The attacks are the terrorists’ first assaults on commercial shipping in weeks.

A missile fired by Iran at Israel has crashed on a street in the capital of Jordan, leaving local residents fearing for their safety.

The IDF said Tuesday night local time that it would respond to the Iranian missile attack "in the place and in the time that we determine."

JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military said Tuesday that Iran has fired missiles and it ordered residents to remain close to bomb shelters as air raid sirens sounded across the country.

Iran has fired around 200 missiles towards Israel, as sirens sound across the country and civilians are urged to get to shelter.

Air raid sirens were sounded across Israel as Iran launched a barrage of missiles in the country. Israel has urged residents to remain close to bomb shelters.

It marks a further escalation in tensions in the Middle East

It marks a further escalation in tensions in the Middle East

A short while ago, missiles were launched from Iran towards the State of Israel. 250-300 ballistic missiles were launched in the attack in three waves.

(Oct. 1, 2024 / JNS) — The Israel Defense Forces revealed on Tuesday that it had carried out dozens of secret ground operations into Southern Lebanon over the past year to reduce Hezbollah’s war-making capability, destroying the terror group’s tunnels and hidden weapons caches.

The Israeli military has released video footage showing special forces dismantling a Hezbollah tunnel network.

The IDF revealed that its soldiers had recovered a map prepared by Hezbollah in Lebanon as part of a plan called "Conquer the Galilee."

The fighters have been trained to guard one another against attempted kidnapping.

Yemen’s Houthi rebels have launched an explosive-loaded drone that crashed into one ship in the Red Sea and a missile that exploded against another.

U.S. sends more fighter jets to Middle East as tensions rise, Israel launches ground operation in Lebanon.

Houthi rebels target ship in Red Sea amid escalating regional conflict, threatening commercial shipping and military vessels.

Two security sources told Reuters an initial investigation showed three rockets were fired, including one that landed near buildings used by Iraqi counter-terrorism forces causing damages and fire to some vehicles with no casualties.