Can wider war between Iran and Israel still be averted? U.S., others urgently call for restraint after retaliatory airstrikes near Tehran on Saturday.| Los Angeles Times
War in the Middle East risks escalation yet again as Israel bombed targets in Iran in a spiraling pattern of attack and retaliation inflaming the region.| Los Angeles Times
Iran and Israel trade threats of destruction, and Hezbollah and Israel report 'close-quarter' combat in Lebanon.| Los Angeles Times
Hezbollah has been seriously weakened militarily in recent weeks, with many of its top leaders killed, and at least some of its arsenal destroyed.| Los Angeles Times
As Israel expands its strikes far from Hezbollah’s bastions into areas where displaced Shiites have fled, fears rise about worsening sectarian tensions.| Los Angeles Times
Christian villages in southern Lebanon thought their neutrality may spare them from violence in the Israel-Hezbollah conflict. Then the evacuation orders came.| Los Angeles Times
