Israel appeared to label much of northern Gaza as an evacuation zone and in Lebanon, Israeli airstrikes targeted Hezbollah strongholds, as the region also braced for Israel to hit back at Iran.

Israel does not have confirmation that the potential successor to the slain Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah has died, a government spokesperson said on Monday following reports that he was targeted in an Israeli air strike last week.

Hezbollah's presumed new leader Hashem Safieddine is missing after Israel Defense Forces targeted him in an aerial strike on Wednesday.

Powerful explosions rocked Beirut suburbs as Israel expanded its campaign against Hezbollah in Lebanon. The militant group’s potential new leader has been out of contact, say security sources. DW has the latest.