Daily Memo: Israel Launches Airstrike in Lebanon, Armenia Drifts to Western Allies

A senior Hezbollah commander was killed in the strike.

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Escalation. Israel launched airstrikes in Lebanon that killed four Hezbollah officials, Israel Defense Forces confirmed on Wednesday. One of the officials was the most senior military commander killed since the war in Gaza began. Lebanese newspaper Al Akhbar called it a “dangerous escalation.” In response, dozens of rockets were fired into Israel from Lebanon on […]

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