Hezbollah strikes Israel with explosive drone

Hezbollah launched a series of drone strikes into northern Israel on Tuesday as it warned more was to come in its much-anticipated retaliation for the killing of a top commander last week. The Lebanese militant group claimed “explosive-laden drones” targeted a barracks near the city of Nahariya, while Israel reported several civilians were injured, one in serious condition, when a drone exploded on a road. The aerial attacks came after an earlier Israeli strike is said to have killed five Hezbollah fighters and destroyed a military structure near the southern Lebanese city of Nabatiyeh. Hezbollah has traded near-daily fire with Israel in support of its ally Hamas since Oct 7, but Jerusalem is bracing itself for greater escalation from both Hezbollah and Iran after the killings of senior militant leaders. As countries urge their citizens to get out of Lebanon, its government said on Tuesday is trying to prevent a Hezbollah response against Israel that could start a wider war.