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The House voted overwhelmingly Thursday to reject a war powers resolution from Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) that would have required President Donald Trump to withdraw U.S. forces from Lebanon, with the measure failing 92-324 in a bipartisan rebuke.

President Trump aimed to settle ongoing conflicts between Israel and Hezbollah this week, acting as an intermediary to curb the attacks.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz ordered the Israel Defense Forces on Monday to strike Hezbollah terrorist targets in the Dahiyeh district of Beirut, sending thousands of civilians fleeing the Lebanese capital a day after Israeli troops seized a strategic medieval fortress in the country's south.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio issued a statement of rebuke after Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem threatened to move against Lebanon should it continue talks with Israel.

A Beirut evacuation order has reduced staffing at the U.S. Embassy in Lebanon as regional tensions rise.

Fears of a broader conflict are rising as talk of Hezbollah activation intensifies amid potential U.S. action against Iran’s regime.

The United States has imposed sanctions on financial entities linked to Hezbollah, the State and Treasury Departments announced.

The Hezbollah-Venezuela connection is drawing fresh alarm as U.S. officials warn that Iran’s top terror proxy is expanding drug trafficking operations in Latin America to replace lost funding.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) launched a major wave of airstrikes Thursday against Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon.

Hezbollah and Iran are using Venezuela’s narco-state to fund terrorism through cocaine trafficking and money laundering.