In the past year, Hezbollah has suffered the heaviest losses of its four-decade history. Iran has offered rhetorical support, but it has not joined the fight.

Many hardline conservatives in Iran are growing uneasy about its lack of action as Israel targets the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah, their country’s closest and most long-standing ally. When President Masoud Pezeshkian addressed the UN General Assembly on Tuesday,

Bob Rae, Canada's ambassador to the UN, says negotiations led by the U.S. and France for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hezbollah conflict will need to consider a plan for Gaza, and the role of Hamas and Iran in the region.

Israel announced Thursday that its air force struck and killed a Hezbollah commander, as its military continued its barrage of Lebanon despite ongoing international calls for a cease-fire.

The Israeli military says about 75 targets were hit in Lebanon as Israel launched a new round of strikes against Hezbollah. The attacks come as the U.S. is leading efforts for a temporary cease-fire to end the conflict.