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.

Israeli strike hits Hezbollah-aligned media building in Beirut’s southern suburbs following an evacuation warning

This comes after IDF Chief Spokesman Effie Defrin and Defense Minister Israel Katz both alluded to a possible Lebanon ground operation on Monday. The IDF is operating in southern Lebanon as part of

Hezbollah declares readiness for "open war" and fires rockets into northern Israel, prompting Israeli retaliation as the militant group escalates involvement.

Lebanon's prohibited Hezbollah from all military activities, hours after the Iran-backed group fired missiles and drones into northern Israel,

The U.S. Embassy in Lebanon is urging Americans to leave the country, as fighting breaks out between Israel and Hezbollah after the U.S. and Israel launched strikes on Iran. In a Monday advisory, the

Israeli conflict with Iran expanded on Monday (March 2) with Israel attacking Lebanon in response to strikes by Hezbollah. Reuters video overlooking the southern suburbs of Beirut's skyline from Baabda showed back-to-back explosions shaking the area,