Lebanon, Hezbollah and Israel
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Hezbollah fired several missiles from Lebanon towards Israel on Sunday, two days after the U.S. and Israel launched strikes on Iran, the Tehran-backed militant group and the IDF said. Why it matters: This would expand the current conflict to another country in the region and threatens to seriously destabilize Lebanon.
Sirens sound without prior warning, in Haifa and northern Israel. Three missiles fired from Lebanon, one intercepted and two land in open areas.
BEIRUT, Feb 28 (Reuters) - Lebanon's presidency said on Saturday it had been told by the U.S. ambassador that Israel would not escalate against Lebanon as long as there are no hostile acts from the Lebanese side, following the launch of U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran.
Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said Saturday he rejects any attempt to drag his country into "adventures" threatening its security and unity.
The Israeli military says it is attacking Hezbollah sites but civilians and infrastructure are repeatedly targeted.
The IDF says it intercepted one rocket that was launched from Lebanon at northern Israel a short while ago. Several additional rockets fell in open areas, the IDF says, as they were not intercepted in accordance with the military’s policies. It says there were no reports of casualties or damage.
Lebanon's parliamentary elections, scheduled for May and widely seen as a new test for the country's main political players, remain in limbo.
Lebanon basketball coach Jim McDowell speaks Jayden Bailey's funeral at Lebanon High School on March 1. Bailey died of cancer on Feb 19, He was 17.