Separately, the administration gave Israel a month to improve humanitarian conditions in the Gaza Strip, warning it could otherwise take punitive steps, including withholding military aid. 4:09 AM: Israeli airstrikes resume in southern Beirut BEIRUT ...

Hezbollah launched a barrage of rockets into northern Israel on Tuesday as the group's Deputy Secretary-General Naim Kassem issued a defiant address vowing to defeat Israel's operations in Lebanon. More Israelis in the north of the country will be displaced as Hezbollah expands its operations, he said.

The strikes came a day after the United States said it had expressed concerns to Israel about its bombardment of the Lebanese capital. Israel’s military said it had aimed at Hezbollah targets.

Israeli Defense Forces killed three terrorists in the Gaza Strip. One of them may be Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, according to the IDF and The Times of Israel. “Initial report - During IDF operations in the Gaza Strip,

The Israeli military says three militants were killed in an operation in Gaza and intelligence agents are examining whether Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar was one of them.

Sinwar was one of the chief architects of Hamas’ attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, and Israel has vowed to kill him since the beginning of its retaliatory campaign.