Israel has launched a fresh wave of airstrikes across South Lebanon as tensions with Hezbollah continue to escalate despite a 45-day US-backed ceasefire agreement. The Israeli military says more than 30 Hezbollah-linked targets were struck within just 24 hours after multiple drone and rocket launches from southern Lebanon reportedly crossed into Israeli territory. The renewed violence comes amid rising fears of a wider Middle East conflict, with US-Iran tensions continuing to grow and diplomatic efforts struggling to hold the fragile truce together. Israeli airstrikes reportedly targeted several locations across South Lebanon, while Hezbollah claimed new retaliatory attacks, including strikes linked to Israel’s Iron Dome defense system. WATCH

Tensions in the West Asia are reaching a critical point after US President Donald Trump’s latest warning to Iran triggered a wave of defiant rallies and growing mobilization across Tehran. With Trump declaring that “the clock is ticking,” anti-US demonstrations have intensified across Iran, where thousands gathered chanting “Death to America” amid fears of a possible military confrontation involving the United States and Israel. Reports from Tehran suggest that civilian mobilization efforts are expanding, with public firearms training sessions being conducted in several areas as anxiety over a wider regional conflict grows. Videos and images circulating online show civilians, including young volunteers, women and even children, participating in weapons handling exercises as nationalist sentiment surges across the country. WATCH