On Friday, two loud booms echoed in Beirut before Israeli leaflets started raining down on residents, spreading captions that evoke Israel's ongoing offensive in Gaza and urge Lebanese residents to share information with Israeli intelligence.

By Maayan Lubell and Nazih Osseiran JERUSALEM/BEIRUT March 14 (Reuters) - Israel and Lebanon are expected to hold direct talks in the coming days, Israel's Haaretz newspaper reported on Saturday, in what would be a diplomatic milestone between the two states as Israel and the Iran-backed Lebanese group Hezbollah wage war.

The assailant in Thursday’s attack on a Michigan synagogue had previously been flagged in US government databases for connections with suspected members of the militant group Hezbollah, although he was not believed to be a member himself,

Hezbollah fired 200 missiles and drones into Israel in what Israeli media called an integrated attack with Iran, prompting fierce Israeli Defense Forces strikes.

Hezbollah fired around 200 rockets and drones at Israel overnight, Israel’s military said, in a sharp escalation that shows the Iranian-backed Lebanese militia is still an effective fighting force after being battered by Israel in earlier fighting.

Almost two weeks into the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran, the conflict in Lebanon is quickly escalating and expanding into more regions of the country. It began after the Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah fired rockets into Israel,

Israel Squadron 200 UAV operations destroyed over half of Iranian missile launchers according to IDF commanders, achieving near complete success in stopping Iranian attacks.

Israeli aircraft dropped leaflets over parts of the Lebanese capital on Friday carrying messages urging citizens to push for the disarmament of Hezbollah, dpa reporters and residents witnessed.

Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon are driving thousands of families to flee again, and some longtime Hezbollah supporters are now openly blaming the group.

Meanwhile, Israeli forces attempted to advance into the border town of Aita al-Shaab, where gunfire and shelling were heard during clashes

Hezbollah has over 1,000 long-range missiles to continue to hammer Israel's home front, in addition to potentially tens of thousands of shorter-range missiles, The Jerusalem Post has learned.