"Escalating Conflict: Rockets Target Northern Israel, IDF Strikes Hezbollah in Lebanon"

The IDF confirmed that Hamas' deputy military chief, Marwan Issa, was killed in an Israeli airstrike earlier in March, while a freed Israeli hostage recounted sexual abuse in Hamas captivity to the New York Times. Meanwhile, the U.S. sharply rejected Netanyahu's claims that their UN abstention hampered hostage talks, and UN Security Council members insisted that the resolution for a Gaza cease-fire is binding. Additionally, the Israeli Air Force attacked Hezbollah targets in Lebanon, and hundreds of protesters in Tel Aviv called for the release of hostages.