"An alleged Israeli airstrike killed an entire Lebanese family in the town of Chaat in the Baalbek District of the Bekaa Valley, eastern Lebanon. Footage filmed on Thursday shows a two-storey house reduced to rubble. Flags of Hezbollah and images of the group’s late leaders, along with Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, were seen at the scene. Ali al-Nimr, a relative of the victims, vowed to continue what he described as the path of resistance. “This is the path we have chosen, and we will continue on it, God willing. There is no turning back,” he said. Lebanese media cited a Ministry of Health report stating that an airstrike hit a residential building on the outskirts of Chaat on Wednesday evening, killing six people. The victims were identified as Hussein al-Nimr, his wife Asma al-Kheil, their children Muhammad and Falak, and two relatives, Hafez and Sara. The Israeli military had not commented on the specific strike at the time of publication, but said on Thursday it had killed '20 Hezbollah fighters' and targeted dozens of the group’s positions. According to figures released by Lebanon’s Ministry of Health, the death toll from Israeli strikes since March 2 has risen to 1,001, with 2,584 people injured. Tensions in the region escalated after the United States and Israel launched joint military operations against Iran on February 28, amid ongoing diplomatic efforts over Tehran’s nuclear and missile programmes. Iran responded with strikes targeting Israeli territory and US military sites across the region, with explosions reported in several Gulf countries. During the escalation, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was killed and later succeeded by his son, Mojtaba Khamenei. The conflict widened further after Hezbollah launched strikes on Israel, saying they were in retaliation for Khamenei’s assassination and Israeli operations in Lebanon. Regional shipping routes, including the Strait of Hormuz, have also been affected, contributing to oil prices rising above $100 per barrel and increasing pressure on global markets."