The death of Iran's Ayatollah Khamenei triggered waves of rocket and drone attacks on Israel by Hezbollah, prompting Israel to respond with airstrikes against the militant group.View on euronews

Israel said it deployed more forces in Lebanon to protect its people, but its military chief said the goal is more ambitious: to disarm Hezbollah. Israel made plans for the incursion well in advance.

Lebanon's health ministry says 31 people were killed by Israeli strikes, while there are no reports of casualties in Israel.

As Israel intensifies its campaign against the Iranian-backed Hezbollah militia, Lebanon is now teetering on the brink of being fully sucked into the escalating US and Israeli war on Iran – a fate the fragile Lebanese government has been desperate to avoid.

Hezbollah’s entry into the current war followed the killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The group has long been aligned with the Islamic Republic.

NICOSIA, March 4 (Reuters) - Cyprus ⁠said ⁠a suspect object had ⁠been detected close to Lebanese airspace on ​Wednesday, and a government source said two Greek ‌F-16 fighter jets had ‌been scrambled to intercept it. The alert ⁠was ⁠called off more than an hour later.

Five rockets were fired from Lebanon and one missile from Iran in a combined attack against the central district.

Israel launches major strikes in Tehran and Lebanon as NATO ally Turkey is targeted by Iran for the first time during the five-day war.