Overview

• Hezbollah has been striking Israeli military bases and positions near Lebanon's northern border since October 8, intensifying sharply over the past week.
• An apparent Israeli strike in a southern Beirut suburb killed top Hamas official and commander Saleh Arouri, to which Hezbollah vowed retaliation.
• Hezbollah launched a volley of 62 rockets toward an Israeli air surveillance base on Mount Meron as an 'initial response' to Arouri's killing.
• The Lebanese government and international community are scrambling to prevent a war in Lebanon, fearing a regional spillover.
• Beirut’s international airport information screens were hacked, displaying a message accusing Hezbollah of putting Lebanon at risk of an all-out war with Israel.