LEBANON – An Israeli airstrike on Shaath city in Lebanon on Wednesday killed at least 8 people, according to the Lebanese Health Ministry.

The attack follows several Israeli airstrikes targeting various areas of Lebanon in recent days amid intensifying military exchanges between Israel and Hezbollah on multiple fronts.

The latest strike took place in the Beqaa Valley in eastern Lebanon, an area that has witnessed rising security tensions as the scope of confrontations between the two sides has expanded.

Hezbollah meanwhile announced that it has escalated its operations against Israel, increasing the pace of rocket launches towards Israeli territory.

US President Donald Trump said in remarks to reporters that the United States believes it is necessary to “get rid of Hezbollah,” referring to the growing tensions linked to the group’s role in the ongoing conflict.

The escalating exchanges have raised concerns about a wider conflict in Lebanon and the region as continued military strikes and rising tensions threaten to push the situation into a more dangerous phase.