Israel-Hezbollah conflict Highlights: Hezbollah says it retains the ‘right to respond another time’

Israel-Hezbollah conflict live updates: Top US millitary general CQ Brwon arrived in in Israel for meeting senior officials of Israel Defence Forces.

In his earlier stopover in Egypt, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi warned of further escalation of conflict in the region.

Israel-Hezbollah conflict live updates: Hezbollah leader Hasan Nasrallah said the group would assess Sunday's attack and attack again if necessary.

"If the result is not enough, then we retain the right to respond another time," Nasrallah said in a televised address.

He said the group did not plan a larger attack and intentionally refrained from targeting civilians or public infrastructure, including Ben Gurion Airport in Israel's capital Tel Aviv.

Nasrallah acknowledged that the group's response to Israel's killing of its senior commander was delayed by what he called a "mobilization" of Israeli and American military assets in the region.

Israel-Hezbollah conflict live updates: The UK urged for restraint after largest round of clashes between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon.

“Further escalation in the Middle East must be avoided at all costs. In my call with Israeli Minister @AmbDermer I reiterated the UK’s support for Israel’s security, the importance of restraint, the need for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and the release of all hostages”, British Foreign Secretary David Lammy posted on X.

Israel-Hezbollah conflict live updates: Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah denied Israel's claim of destroying thousands of rocket launchers in its retaliation on Sunday.

"Talk about how the resistance (Hezbollah) was going to launch 8,000 or 6,000 rockets and drones and that (Israel) thwarted this... are false claims", Nasrallah said in a televised speech, adding that only "dozens of rocket launchers" were destroyed.

Israel-Hezbollah conflict live updates: In his first address after Hezbollah's attacks on Sunday, its leader Hassan Nasrallah claimed that all drones launched by the group successfully entered Israel's air space.

The claim comes after a spokesperson for the Israeli military told AFP that the group failed to strike a military intelligence base near Tel Aviv.

Israel-Hezbollah conflict live updates: Officials speaking to AFP on condition of anonymity said the United States helped Israel in tracking barrage of rocket launches by Hezbollah.

"The US was not involved in Israel's preemptive strikes last night. We did provide some ISR (intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance) support in terms of tracking incoming Lebanese Hezbollah attacks, but did not conduct any kinetic operations as they were not required," the official said on condition of anonymity.

The official said the US continues to monitor the situation and is ready to support Israel against attacks by Iran or its proxies.

Israel-Hezbollah conflict live updates: The Israeli military said that a navy soldier was killed and two others were injured in combat in northern Israel on Sunday. News agency AFP quoted an official as saying that an Iron Dome interceptor might have struck their boat.

“Petty Officer First Class, David Moshe Ben Shitrit, aged 21, lost his life during combat in northern Israel,” the military's statement said, noting that he served in the navy and that two others were also injured. No additional details were provided.

A military official informed AFP that an initial investigation suggested the soldier was killed "either directly by an Iron Dome interceptor or by falling shrapnel from the interceptor, which accidentally struck a Dvora-class fast patrol boat after intercepting a UAV launched by Hezbollah.

Israel-Hezbollah conflict live updates: Following mutual attacks on Sunday, both Israel and Hezbollah exchanged messages through intermediaries to convey that neither of them wanted an escalation of the conflict, diplomatic sources told Reuters.

Israel-Hezbollah conflict live updates: Palestinian Islamic Jihad praised Iran-backed Hezbollah for “succeeding to launch courageous and bold attacks” on Israel “that confirm its adherence to its stated positions and its fulfillment of its promises”.

In a statement released on the group's Telegram channel, it said, “These attacks have confirmed that the enemy only understands the language of power and cannot be deterred except by the resistance and its fighters".

Israel-Hezbollah conflict live updates: Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen praised Hezbollah for its attack on Israel.

“This powerful and effective response deep within the entity that remains vulnerable reaffirms that the resistance is capable, steadfast, and sincere in its promises and threats,” the group said in a statement.

“We also reaffirm that the Yemeni response is inevitably coming, and the coming days and nights and the battlefield will prove this,” the rebels added.

Israel-Hezbollah conflict live updates: A Hezbollah official added that the group's Sunday attack was delayed by ongoing ceasefire talks in Cairo and negotiations over hostage release.

The official did not elaborate why the group launched its attack on Sunday, despite those efforts are currently underway.

Israel-Hezbollah conflict live updates: A Hezbollah official said on Sunday that the group's rocket attack on Israel in response to the killing of its top commander last month had been delayed by "political considerations.

The group said it had "worked" to make sure its response to the killing of Fuad Shukr would not trigger a full-scale war.

Israel-Hezbollah conflict live updates: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi warned America's top general during a meeting on Sunday of the dangers of a major conflict in Lebanon.

In a statement, Sisi's office said that the international community needed to "exert all efforts and intensify pressures to defuse tension and stop the state of escalation that threatens the security and stability of the entire region."

"(Sisi warned) in this regard of the dangers of opening a new front in Lebanon, and stressing the need to preserve Lebanon's stability and sovereignty," the statement read.

The US general did not make public comments during the visit. In a statement, Brown's spokesperson said the two military leaders discussed "regional tensions and efforts to deescalate them."

Israel-Hezbollah conflict live updates: Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel's response to Hezollah's rocket attacks on Sunday is "not the end of the story".

He said the country has taken the first step towards enabling its residents in the north to safely return to their homes.

Israel-Hezbollah conflict live updates: Ronan Bar, the head of Israel's internal intelligence agency Shin Bet, and Mossad chief David Barnea have reached Egypt's capital Cairo to attend the ongoing talks to push for a ceasefire, Israeli media outlet Haaretz reported.

The talks are mediated by the United States, Egypt, and Qatar.

Israel-Hezbollah conflict live updates: Several members from parties like the Congress, Samajwadi Party, Janata Dal (United) and Aam Aadmi Party condemned Israel's "brutal assault" on Palestinians in its war against Hamas and asked the Indian government to work to ensure peace and justice for the victims.

Members of various parties said in a statement that they unequivocally condemn the ongoing "Zionist aggression" and the "heinous genocide of the Palestinian people by Israel". It also cited India's historical support to the Palestinian cause.

Israel-Hezbollah conflict live updates: Palestinian militant group Hamas described Hezbollah's rocket attacks on Israel as a 'slap in the face'. It also called it a "strong and focused response".

"We emphasize that this strong and focused response, which struck deep inside the Zionist entity, is a slap in the face" for the Israeli government, Hamas said in a statement.

Israel-Hezbollah conflict live updates: Israel's President Isaac Herzog termed Israel's response to Hezbollah's rocker launches as "decisive action" and said it “epitomizes Israel's right and duty to defend itself and its citizens against the threat of terrorism”.

“This is once again an opportunity to express our gratitude and support for our daughters and sons in the Israel Defense Forces, as well as in the security, emergency, and rescue services, for their relentless efforts across all battlefronts. Their immense sacrifices and personal costs in thwarting the malicious acts of our enemies and in defending the State of Israel and its citizens deserve our deepest thanks. I hug all of them with deep gratitude!”, Herzog posted on X.

Israel-Hezbollah conflict live updates: Lebanon's Prime Minister Najib Mitaki said efforts are being made to “stop the escalation” and said it is necessary to “stop Israel's aggression first”.

Lebanese government had convened a ministerial meeting to discuss latest round of escalating tensions in the region.

Israel-Hezbollah conflict live updates: Air France has cancelled its flight services to Israel's capital Tel Aviv and Lebanese capital Beirut until Monday.

Israel-Hezbollah conflict live updates: Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen hailed Hezbollah's attacks on Israel.

"We congratulate Hezbollah and its Secretary-General on the great and courageous attack carried out by the resistance this morning against the Israeli enemy," said a Huthi statement, adding that a response to July 20 strikes by Israel on the rebel-run Hodeida port "is definitely coming".

Israel-Hezbollah conflict live updates: The United Nations special coordinator's office in Lebanon and peacekeepers urged all parties “to cease fire” after Israel and Hezbollah exchanged attacks.

The office of the special coordinator and the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) "call on all to cease fire and refrain from further escalatory action", a joint statement said.

Israel-Hezbollah conflict live updates: Air traffic from Ben Gurion airport, which had suspended operations for a while, has resumed services, reported Al Jazeera.

Over the past couple of weeks, many airlines have stopped their operations from the airport, expecting escalation of tensions in the region.

Israel-Hezbollah conflict live updates: Israeli military said it struck more targets inside southern Lebanon in response to rocket attacks by Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah.

"In the last hour, the IDF (Israel Defence Forces) struck Hezbollah launchers in several areas in southern Lebanon to remove threats," the military said in a statement.