This live blog has been closedHezbollah militants targeted Israeli soldiers near the Lebanese border village of Labbouneh with artillery shells and rockets, the group said, a day after Israel said it had killed two successors to Hezbollah’s slain leader. The Iran-backed group, which has been launching rockets against Israel for a year in parallel with the Gaza war and is now fighting it in ground clashes, said it had pushed the troops back. Amid the series of escalations, according to a report, U.S. President Joe Biden is expected to hold a phone call on Wednesday (October 9, 2024) with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. According to Axios, citing three U.S. officials, the phone call between the leaders is likely to be about any plans to strike Iran. Hezbollah fired another barrage of rockets into Israel on Tuesday (October 8), and the militant group’s acting leader vowed to keep up the pressure that has forced tens of thousands of Israelis from their homes near the Lebanese border.

Source: The Hindu October 09, 2024 19:04 UTC