Israel To Shatter Hezbollah; US Urges Restraint; Turkey To Enter War vs Israel

Today’s top stories: 1) Israel is preparing for a powerful retaliatory response against Hezbollah in Lebanon, after the latter murdered a dozen children and wounded roughly three dozen others. 2) U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken asserts that while Washington supports Israel’s right to self-defense, the Biden Administration aims to prevent the Mideast conflict from escalating further. 3) Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan says that Ankara would consider supporting Palestinians fighting Israel.