The militant group’s attacks, apparently at the behest of Iran, led to retaliation from Israel and were “practically a suicide mission” for Hezbollah, an analyst said.

Lebanon's health ministry says 31 people were killed by Israeli strikes, while there are no reports of casualties in Israel.

BEIRUT, March 2 (Reuters) - Lebanon's government on Monday banned ⁠military ⁠activities by Hezbollah after it opened fire on Israel to ⁠avenge the killing of Iran's supreme leader, a move likely to fuel tension with the Tehran-backed group as it faces a new Israeli offensive.

Israel opened up a new front in the Middle East conflict, with an official offensive against Hezbollah in Lebanon. That's after the group fired rockets towards Israel in retaliation for the killing of Iran's supreme leader.

Israel began bombarding Beirut's southern suburbs and dozens of villages in south Lebanon, vowing to make the group pay a "heavy price".

Dozens of people have been killed in Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon, local authorities said on Monday. The Lebanese Health Ministry reported that at least 31 people were killed and 149 others injured

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

March 2 (Reuters) - Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said Lebanon will ban Hezbollah's military activities after Israel said it struck Hezbollah-linked sites in response to the group's missile and drone attacks following the reported killing of Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.

Israel had warned Hezbollah not to get involved; however, rockets were fired at Jerusalem overnight between Sunday and Monday. The Lebanese government is angry that Hezbollah is dragging Lebanon into

Lebanon's parliamentary elections, scheduled for May and widely seen as a new test for the country's main political players, remain in limbo.

The Israeli military said it was striking Hezbollah targets in Lebanon, after the Iranian-backed group launched a projectile into Israel, the first time it had done so since 2024. Hezbollah said it launched rockets and drones in retaliation for the killing of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.

"We will continue to insist that Hezbollah be disarmed - this is a demand we will not relinquish. The IDF will not conclude the campaign before the threat from Lebanon is eliminated," Zamir said.