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From pager blasts to Nasrallah’s killing: 12 days that transformed a bloody conflict
NPR steps back and takes a closer look at the days leading up to the killing of Hezbollah's leader. Experts say this development has transformed an already complex and deadly conflict.
The Pentagon says it wants to prevent Iran from spreading the conflict in the Middle East
After Israel killed Hezbollah's leader, the U.S. says it wants to stop Iran from "exploiting the situation or expanding the conflict."
IDF prepares to invade southern Lebanon as 2 more Hezbollah leaders are presumed dead
At least 11 people were killed in the latest Israeli airstrikes, according to Lebanon’s National News Agency. The Israeli military, meanwhile, says it’s preparing for a ground invasion into southern Lebanon.
Israel braces for potential retaliation, Lebanon prepares for possible invasion
In Haifa in northern Israel, people wonder if Israel is preparing a ground invasion of Lebanon.
Understanding Israel's strategy in Lebanon as it amasses troops along the border
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks Nimrod Novik, an Israeli security expert, about Israeli attacks on Lebanon.
Israel's killing of Hezbollah leader sparks mixed reactions across the Middle East
Israel's assassination of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah is being met with both rage and celebration.
The U.S. shouldn't let Lebanon turn into another Gaza, NYU professor says
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to Mohamad Bazzi, a Middle East studies expert at NYU, about the latest developments in the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon.
Hezbollah leader's killing sparks joy and rage across the Middle East
President Biden called the killing of Hassan Nasrallah "a measure of justice for his many victims," while Iran's supreme leader condemned what he called an Israeli massacre in Lebanon.