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Israel says Lebanon offensive plan 'approved' as tensions surge

PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES: The Israeli army on Tuesday said plans for an offensive in Lebanon were 'approved and validated' amid escalating cross-border clashes with Hezbollah and a relative lull in Gaza fighting.

The war in Gaza has heightened tensions across the region, with Israeli forces and Lebanon's Iran-backed Hezbollah, a Hamas ally, exchanging fire on a near-daily basis.