Know about growing conflict between Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah

Since mid-September, there has been a dizzying escalation in the nearly yearlong conflict between Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah.

First came two days of exploding pagers and walkie-talkies used by Hezbollah attacks pinned on Israel that killed at least 39 people and maimed thousands more.

Hezbollah's leader vowed to retaliate, and on September 20 the militant group launched a wave of rockets into northern Israel. Since then, both sides have fired dozens of rockets on a daily basis, forcing hundreds of thousands of Israelis in the north to huddle in air raid shelters, and prompting tens of thousands of people to flee their homes in parts of southern Lebanon where Hezbollah has a strong presence.

The United Nations said more than 90,000 Lebanese people have been displaced in recent days.

Lebanon said Israeli strikes on Monday killed more than 560 Lebanese and injured almost 2,000 in the deadliest attack since the 2006 Israel-Hezbollah war. Several Hezbollah leaders have been targete