Israel carried out a commando raid in eastern Lebanon to search for clues about a navigator who went missing 40 years ago.

Lebanon's government calls for Hezbollah disarmament amid renewed Israel conflict, as international leaders including Macron warn against broader war.

By Laila Bassam, Maya Gebeily, Emilie Madi and Tala Ramadan BEIRUT, March 2 (Reuters) - Lebanon's government on Monday banned military activities by Hezbollah after it opened fire on Israel to avenge the killing of Iran's supreme leader,

Israel said it had carried out an operation overnight in Lebanon to find Ron Arad's remains but had failed to uncover any trace of the navigator missing since 1986.

Israel has sent troops into southern Lebanon and told residents of more than 80 villages to evacuate as the Iran-backed militant Hezbollah group said it was ready for an "open war" with Israel in the wake of the U.

BEIRUT, March 7 (Reuters) - Israel's military carried out an airborne operation that dropped troops into a town in eastern Lebanon overnight, residents and Lebanese state media said on Saturday, as heavy Israeli strikes on the area left more than a dozen people dead.

Dozens were killed in the Bekaa Valley overnight, the Lebanese health authorities said, amid airstrikes and intense violence in the town of Nabi Sheet.

With the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran in its seventh day, Trump says the aim is to "go in and clean out everything," suggesting a regime change objective.