As the Israeli military widens the scope of its aerial and ground campaign ... fighters were also clashing with Israeli troops in two separate areas of southeast Lebanon. Israel has said it will keep fighting the war in Lebanon until some 60,000 Israelis ...

The war began when Hamas-led militants blew holes in the border fence and stormed into southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023. They killed some 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and abducted around 250. Some 100 hostages are still inside Gaza, about a third of whom are believed to be dead.

At least 20 children are among the dead in attacks north of Beirut and in northern Gaza, officials rescuers and medics say.