On Monday morning, an Israeli airstrike targeted southern Lebanon, claiming the life of a prominent field commander belonging to the heavily-armed Lebanese organisation Hezbollah.
Concurrently, the United Nations issued a stern warning about the escalating violence, emphasising the urgent need for a cessation of hostilities as shelling intensified across the region.
The exchange of fire between Hezbollah and the Israeli military along Lebanon's southern border has been occurring in tandem with the conflict in Gaza, heightening concerns of a broader regional conflagration.
In the latest incident, Israeli fighter jets struck the village of al-Sultaniyah, resulting in the death of a field commander from Hezbollah's elite Radwan units, along with two other individuals, according to reports from the Israeli military and two Lebanese security sources.
Iranās Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has rejected claims that groups like Hezbollah, Hamas, and the Houthis act as proxy forces for Tehran. Speaking on Sunday, Khamenei emphasized that these groups operate independently based on their own interests and decisions, while acknowledging Iranās support for their causes. Hezbollah in Lebanon, Hamas in Palestine, and the Houthis in Yemen are often accused by Western nations of serving as Iranās regional proxies to expand its influence. However, Khamenei dismissed such accusations, stressing that these organizations are motivated by local grievances and ideological commitments, not Iranian directives.
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Relieved after the ceasefire that was agreed at the end of November, which ended almost 14 months of war between Israel and Hezbollah, the Lebanese people celebrated Christmas on Tuesday with markets and parades.
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