Conflict Escalation: Israel and Hezbollah Exchange Attacks

As Tel Aviv escalates the conflict further, rockets are impacting both countries, and over 1,000 people have already died in Lebanon. Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem stated on Wednesday that negotiating with Israel under fire would be equivalent to a 'surrender', as the Iran-backed group launched attacks and Israel announced the expansion of the area it will occupy in Lebanese territory, which it called a 'security zone'. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared that the army had already 'created a real security zone' and is now expanding it, advancing deeper into Lebanon. 'We are simply creating a wider buffer zone' that could prevent a ground invasion of Israel and missile attacks, Netanyahu said in a video released by his office. The group's leader, Qassem, reiterated his stance on Wednesday: 'When negotiations with the Israeli enemy are proposed under fire, this is an imposition of surrender'. Attacks continue. Meanwhile, Hezbollah issued dozens of statements claiming to have attacked Israeli forces, and stated that it also launched missiles in the early hours of Thursday against military targets in central Israel, where air raid sirens sounded. It claimed that more than 80 attacks were carried out on Wednesday, the highest daily number in the current conflict. Additionally, the group stated that it engaged Israeli forces with light and medium weapons, as well as rocket-type projectiles on the road to the town of Qantara in the south of the country, and attacked an Israeli Merkava tank with a guided missile. / Reuters. TRT. The leader of the Lebanese group Hezbollah described negotiations with Israel as 'an imposition of surrender'. A man passes by on a motorcycle amidst debris amid the escalation of hostilities.