More Lebanese Flee Their Homes as Israel Strikes Back at Iran-Backed Hezbollah

The three-day U.S.-Israeli war with Iran and its allies brought a new wave of displacement to war-weary Lebanon, after Israel retaliated for Hezbollah rocket attacks.

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Lebanon bans Hezbollah military activities as Middle East war spreads

The Lebanese government has imposed an "immediate ban" on Hezbollah's military activities and called on the group to hand over its weapons to the state. The decision comes after Iran-backed Hezbollah launched rockets at Israel, provoking retaliatory Israeli strikes, which killed at least 31 people and injured 150 in Lebanon. Israel announced an offensive campaign and warned it would send Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem to "the bottom of hell" - like Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

By FRANCE24

WATCH: Operation Roaring Lion will include devastating Hezbollah, IDF chief Zamir tells commanders

"We will continue to insist that Hezbollah be disarmed - this is a demand we will not relinquish. The IDF will not conclude the campaign before the threat from Lebanon is eliminated," Zamir said.