In Lebanon, Iran ally Hezbollah has plunged into a battle with Israel that its rank and file has embraced as existential. Yet the regional conflict involves far larger powers with much higher stakes,

Israeli and Hezbollah forces clashed in a close combat gun battle in southern Lebanon over the weekend. The four-hour battle was fought with light and medium machine guns in the streets of the border town Khiam, Asharq Al-Awsat, a London-based Arabic newspaper, reported.

"We will be there to cooperate, to collaborate, to build a new Middle East," Israeli Consul General Ofir Akunis told Newsweek.

The militant group’s attacks on Israel have sparked anger even among its most loyal Shiite supporters in Lebanon, weakening its clout as the war widens.

By Laila Bassam, Tom Perry, Samia Nakhoul and Maya Gebeily BEIRUT, March 21 (Reuters) - Iran's Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) rebuilt Hezbollah's military command after it was mauled by Israel in 2024,

Ibrahim Ghazali was killed in the March 5 strike in Lebanon along with three other relatives of the attacker in Michigan.

Israel has more than doubled the number of troops along its border with Lebanon since March 1 and they are searching homes in southern Lebanese

As the conflict between Iran, the US and Israel enter its fourth week, the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah has stepped in, joining forces with Iran.