Families have been left in despair after parts of Dahieh, a densely packed residential area, were reduced to rubble

Israel’s military announced it will now take aim at Lebanon-based Hezbollah’s financial arm and plans to attack a “large number of targets” in the coming hours in Beirut and elsewhere. Explosions began in Beirut’s southern suburbs about an hour later on Sunday.

Just a month ago, south Beirut's bustling streets were packed with traffic, families strolling about and youths in cafes, but now silence dominates the abandoned Hezbollah bastion, interrupted only by the sound of Israeli bombs.

House Speaker Mike Johnson said there was an investigation underway into the leak of classified U.S. intelligence documents.

A team of bloggers in the Middle East who spread classified documents detailing Israel's plans for a strike against rival Iran has explained how the information leaked.

A day after a Hezbollah drone penetrated Israel’s air defenses and exploded next to the private home of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, he held a series of meetings with top security aides to discuss the next attack on Iran.