Military says airstrike targeted Hezbollah tunnel on Lebanon-Syria border used for smuggling weapons, destroying underground facilities - Anadolu Ajansı

Israel’s military blocked Lebanon’s primary crossing to Syria early Friday following a night of airstrikes on Beirut’s southern suburbs. The area, known as a Hezbollah stronghold, has faced escalating attacks in recent weeks. Israeli forces have accused Hezbollah of using the crossing to smuggle weapons into Lebanon.

Israel carried out bombing raids in the suburbs of Beirut alongside ground attacks in southern Lebanon, while Iran said it would support a conditional cease-fire in the conflicts involving its allied groups Hezbollah and Hamas.

Israeli airstrikes overnight on Beirut's central Bachoura neighborhood killed at least five people, according to Lebanese health officials.

Though the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas has garnered international attention over the last year, the center of gravity

Strategic Analysis Australia Director Michael Shoebridge expects Israel to “kick down that path” in its escalating conflict with Hezbollah.