Five people were killed and 11 others wounded in the strikes on Mashgara in West Bekaa. 38 minutes

Eight Israeli airstrikes hit the outskirts of Mashghara in West Bekaa as other strikes hit the southern towns of Shhour, Rishknanay, Arab Salim and Habboush. 2 hours

Israeli source to Al-Arabiya: Washington is discussing with Tehran a ceasefire in Lebanon on the condition of reining in Hezbollah. 2 hours

Israeli source to Al-Arabiya: The expansion of the military operation will be limited in time. 2 hours

Israeli source to Al-Arabiya: Israel tried to assassinate Naim Qassem twice lately. 2 hours

Residents are heavily fleeing Beirut's southern suburbs. 2 hours

Israeli source to Al-Arabiya: The expansion of operations to Beirut refers to the southern suburbs, not the capital itself. 2 hours

Israeli northern command chief: The war against Hezbollah will escalate more tonight and in the coming days. 3 hours

The Israeli army said it has started targeting "Hezbollah infrastructure in the Bekaa and other areas of Lebanon." 3 hours

Netanyahu said he has asked the Israeli army to increase its attacks against Hezbollah. 3 hours

Israel's Channel 12 quoting senior Israeli official: Containment has ended and Israel has decided to deliver a major strike against Hezbollah. 3 hours

Israeli public broadcaster: The army has prepared a powerful attack plan in Lebanon and is awaiting political approval. 3 hours

Israeli official: A decision has been taken to work more broadly in Lebanon in response to Hezbollah's drones. 3 hours

Netanyahu and Katz discussed the expansion of strikes in Lebanon and the "targeting of buildings," as a U.S. official hinted the U.S. will back Israeli escalation. 4 hours

Israeli official to Jerusalem Post: We will undoubtedly change the equation in Lebanon. 4 hours

Israeli northern command chief: Hezbollah crossed a dangerous red line by bombing Metula and Shomera. 5 hours

Russia has warned foreigners to leave Kyiv, saying it planned to launch more strikes against the Ukrainian capital, including on its "decision-making centers." 7 hours

Trump called on Arab and Muslim states, especially KSA and Qatar, to sign onto the Abraham Accords if a deal is reached with Iran, calling the move "mandatory." 8 hours

Trump: Negotiations with Iran are proceeding nicely! It will only be a Great Deal for all or, no Deal at all -- Back to the Battlefront but bigger than ever. 8 hours

Iran's Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf and Foreign Minister Araghchi have arrived in Doha for talks on ongoing diplomatic efforts to end the conflict. 9 hours

U.S. President Trump: The deal with Iran will either be a great and meaningful one, or there will be no deal. It will be the exact opposite of the JCPOA disaster. 11 hours

Israel's public broadcaster: The army chief said in a limited security meeting last night that buildings in Beirut should be attacked in response to the threat of Hezbollah's explosive drones. 12 hours

The Israeli army has issued evacuation warnings for nine towns in the Nabatieh and Jezzine districts and for the West Bekaa town of Meidoun. 12 hours

Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Pakistani PM Shehbaz Sharif in Beijing, as diplomatic efforts by several countries to formally end the Iran war drag on. 12 hours

President Aoun said negotiations are "neither a concession nor a surrender" and stressed that Israel's withdrawal from the south is a "non-negotiable" demand. 12 hours

Iran's foreign ministry said Tehran and Washington have reached understandings on many issues, but warned that an agreement is not imminent. 12 hours