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Israel plans wider Hezbollah attacks

Netanyahu says from Israel that strikes on Hezbollah in Lebanon will intensify; the IDF reports 70-plus sites hit in one day

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After the prime minister made the announcement, the Israeli military said it had struck more than 70 Hezbollah sites in the past day.

  1. Frame 1Netanyahu says from Israel that strikes on Hezbollah in Lebanon will intensify; the IDF reports 70-plus sites hit in one day.
  2. Frame 2Eastern Lebanon becomes the pressure map, with Bekaa Valley sites marked after weeks of mostly southern strikes.
  3. Frame 3The April ceasefire still exists on paper, but drones, rockets, and cross-border fire keep the front active.
  4. Frame 4Netanyahu says Israel is at war with Hezbollah and orders a heavier blow against the group.
  5. Frame 5Beirut faces the widening-risk question as Israeli ministers push escalation and regional talks try to cool the war.
  6. Frame 6The unresolved piece: whether U.S.-Iran diplomacy can include Lebanon while Israel keeps expanding the campaign.
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May 25, 6:39 PM EDT
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