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How Israel's operation 'Eternal Darkness' in southern Lebanon is expanding
Key takeaways
- Lebanon was drawn into the war between Israel, the US and Iran when Hezbollah launched rockets into Israel in retaliation for an Israeli strike that killed Iran's supreme leader.
- Despite the US brokering a renewed ceasefire agreement between Israel and Lebanon, without Hezbollah at the table, fighting between the militant group and the Israel Defense Forces continued.
- It prompted the first direct attack by Iran on Israel since April, and threatened to plunge the entire region back into all-out war.
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Lebanon was drawn into the war between Israel, the US and Iran when Hezbollah launched rockets into Israel in retaliation for an Israeli strike that killed Iran's supreme leader. (ABC News: Hamish Harty)
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Despite the US brokering a renewed ceasefire agreement between Israel and Lebanon, without Hezbollah at the table, fighting between the militant group and the Israel Defense Forces continued.
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