IDF Strikes Beirut After Hezbollah Fires Into Israel; Iran Vows 'Painful' Response

The IDF struck Hezbollah targets in Beirut's Dahiyeh district after the terror group violated ceasefire terms by firing into Israel, prompting Iran's military secretary to publicly threaten a 'painful' retaliation against Israel. This escalating cycle of strikes and counter-threats between Israel, Hezbollah, and Iran mirrors the prophesied end-times alignment of nations surrounding and pressing against Israel. Scripture specifically warns of a time when Israel's neighbours conspire against her, and the growing Iranian-led axis fulfils the geographic coalition described in Ezekiel 38, where Persia is named among the forces that will come against Israel in the last days.