Daily Memo: Israel Escalates Airstrikes in Lebanon

Netanyahu said the country was changing the balance of power in the region.

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Ratcheting up. Israel launched rare airstrikes in the center of Beirut early Monday, escalating the conflict with Hezbollah. Days after killing Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, the Israeli military said an airstrike in southern Lebanon had killed the leader of Hamas in the country. Israel also conducted strikes overnight against Houthi targets in Yemen. Reacting to […]

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