Israel Strikes Lebanon, Intercepts Iranian Missiles as War Widens
By Ayomide Otitoju Israel launched fresh airstrikes on Lebanon early Thursday and said it intercepted missiles fired from Iran, as a widening conflict involving United States forces triggered escalating tensions across the Middle East, including new turmoil in Iraq. A pre-dawn airstrike hit a suburb of Beirut, a stronghold of Hezbollah, the Iran-backed militant group…