Hezbollah fires at Tel Aviv as Israel bombards Lebanon

Israel and Hezbollah are trading waves of strikes as their conflict escalates, forcing thousands in Lebanon to flee their homes. Follow the latest news here.

• Israel’s army chief says the military is preparing for a possible ground incursion into Lebanon. His remarks come as the IDF announced it is calling up two reserve brigades “for operational missions in the northern sector.” • A Hezbollah missile intercepted near Israel’s economic center Tel Aviv is the first fired by the militant group to reach close to the city, the Israeli military said. Hezbollah said it had targeted the headquarters of Israel’s intelligence service Mossad. • Israel and Hezbollah are trading waves of strikes as their conflict escalates, forcing thousands in Lebanon to flee their homes. Israel’s military has vowed to speed up its “offensive operations” against Hezbollah without reprieve. • Meanwhile, US President Joe Biden said “all-out war” is possible in the Middle East but that the window is still open to pull the region back from the brink of escalating conflict. Many of the thousands of Syrians and Lebanese people fleeing across the border to Syria have no concrete plan for after they cross, a top official at the United Nations refugee agency has warned. UNHCR Middle East spokesperson Rula Amin told CNN many people have crossed over into Syria “without really a specific plan.”