Smoke billows over several villages in southern Lebanon after being hit by Israeli bombardment. Images also show contingents from the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) patrolling along a highway in the town of Marjayoun. Hezbollah has traded near-daily fire with Israeli forces in support of ally Hamas since the Palestinian militant group's October 7 attack triggered war in the Gaza Strip, with repeated escalations during more than 11 months of the cross-border violence. IMAGES