The group has remained defiant despite three weeks of intense Israeli strikes and other attacks in Lebanon that have killed more than 1,400 people and displaced another 1.2 million, according to Lebanese authorities.

As the Middle East marks a year since the deadly Oct. 7 attacks by Hamas, Israel is locked in a multi-front war with no clear end, sending troops back to northern Gaza and keeping up intense aerial attacks and a limited ground maneuver in Lebanon.