Israel pounds Lebanon with strikes, expands ground operations past security zone

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Israel has intensified its military campaign with airstrikes against Lebanon and expanded ground operations beyond the designated security zone. This escalation threatens the fragile ceasefire with Hezbollah as regional tensions rise, including accusations against the US over strikes in southern Iran.

The bombing raids further strain a ceasefire that is meant to halt fighting between Israel and the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah, and comes as Iran says the US has violated a separate truce by striking southern Iran