The leader of Hezbollah has said that the Hamas attack on Israel caused an “earthquake” and that the battle between Hamas and Israel has “extended to more than one front”.
It is the first remarks from the head of the Iran-backed group, after weeks of cross-border clashes with Israeli forces.
It came as the Israeli military released footage of a bombing campaign on the Hamas tunnel network as generals said forces were now engaged “in a complex urban fight.”
An extensive labyrinth of tunnels stretch underneath the densely populated Gaza strip, hiding Hamas fighters, their rocket arsenal and over 200 hostages they now hold after an unprecedented Oct. 7 attack on Israel.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said that civilian lives in Gaza need to be protected.
At least 9,227 Palestinians were killed, including 3,826 children, in Israeli strikes on Gaza since October 7, the health ministry in Hamas-controlled Gaza said on Friday.
The death toll is up from 9,061 yesterday, meaning 166 people have been reportedly killed in the last 24 hours.