What to know about Israel-Hezbollah war in Lebanon

BEIRUT — In the hours after the U.S. and Iran announced a tentative ceasefire, Israel dramatically escalated its attacks in Lebanon against the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah. The burst of strikes in central Beirut and other parts of the country killed more than 200 people and wounded more than 1,000, according to health officials. The Israeli military said it had targeted sites affiliated with Hezbollah and announced that it had killed an aide to the group’s leader, Naim Kassem. But the strikes, which hit densely packed residential and commercial districts at rush hour, also killed a large number of civilians, Lebanese officials said, without providing details. Hezbollah retaliated to the heavy strikes — which prompted an international outcry — by launching missiles into in Israel, though no serious casualties have been reported. The latest war between Israel and Hezbollah erupted after the U.S. and Israeli launched a war against Iran in late February. Since the ceasefire announced by U.S. and Iran earlier this week, a heated debate has ensued over whether it applies to the

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