Israeli officials were insisting on maintaining a capacity to strike Lebanon at any moment as part of conditions to secure a ceasefire with Iran-backed Hezbollah, said France’s foreign minister on Wednesday.

Israel’s strikes against “multiple military targets” across Iran tonight were “extensive,” “targeted” and “precise,” according to a U.S. senior administration official, adding that it was “designed to be effective” to deter future attacks from Iran and degrade their capabilities.

The IDF struck dozens of Hezbollah launchers in Lebanon after the terror group launched multiple projectiles into Israel over the last day, the IDF announced on Wednesday. Hezbollah projectiles were launched at the Nahariya region on Tuesday,

The Israel Defense Forces continued its intense airstrike and ground campaigns in Gaza -- particularly in the north of the strip -- and in Lebanon, with Israeli attacks on targets nationwide including in the capital Beirut.