Jawad Rizkallah

The soldier they were searching for was Ron Arad, captured in Lebanon in the 1980s, and they said no findings were recovered.

The town's mayor, Hani El Moussaoui, told NPR that residents heard helicopters arriving and were on alert.

Armed residents and Hezbollah then attacked the team when they landed at a local cemetery.

Israeli aircraft then carried out dozens of airstrikes to cover their withdrawal, killing both combatants and civilians, with Hezbollah losing 10 men, according to a source in the militant group.

Jawad Rizqallah, NPR News, Beirut.

I'm here outside a school in Beirut.

where people fleeing from the southern suburbs have come to take shelter.

Outside, there are people coming with mattresses and blankets, on motorcycles and by car and on foot, coming to have a safe space to sleep, coming for their safety.

Jawad Rastallah, NPR News, Beirut.

Hezbollah said it fired rockets and drones at an Israeli missile defense site south of Haifa, calling it retaliation for the killing of Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei Saturday.

also adding that Israel cannot continue its 15 months of aggression on Lebanon without a response.

Israel's military said it struck senior Hezbollah figures in Beirut and southern Lebanon.

The army chief warned that, quote, any enemy that threatens our security will pay a heavy price.

Residents of Beirut's southern suburbs and the country's south are fleeing by car and on foot amid fears of escalation.

Lebanon's prime minister said the launching of rockets from southern Lebanon is irresponsible and said they provide Israel with a pretext to continue attacks.

Jawad Rizqallah, NPR News, Beirut.

Hezbollah has warned that it would not stay neutral if Iran were attacked.

Israel, meanwhile, has made clear that it would retaliate, leading to fears that Lebanon again could be dragged into all-out war.

Israel has continued near-daily strikes in South Lebanon despite a US-brokered ceasefire in late 2024.

But the Lebanese foreign minister has said that Lebanon had received warnings that Israel could attack Lebanese infrastructure targets if Hezbollah intervenes.