Israel shifted some of its focus from Hamas to Hezbollah, which holds much of the power in parts of southern Lebanon and some other areas of the country.

Israel shifted some of its focus from Hamas to Hezbollah, which holds much of the power in parts of southern Lebanon, attacking the militants with exploding pagers, airstrikes and, eventually, an incursion into Lebanon.

Tehran backs efforts for a ceasefire in Lebanon on the condition it would be backed by Hezbollah and simultaneous with a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, Iran's foreign minister Abbas Araqchi said in Beirut on Friday.