With escalating attacks on Hezbollah’s rank and file, commanders and infrastructure, Israel is pressing its military and intelligence advantage to give the Lebanese group an implied ultimatum: make a deal to pull back from Israel’s northern border,

Iran's U.N. envoy warned the country had the "right to take all necessary measures to respond to this egregious violation."

Israeli warplanes launched powerful air raids across much of southern Lebanon on Saturday, escalating attacks on Hezbollah militants as Israel’s military signaled it was preparing for a broader offensive.