The exchange of fire between Israel and Hezbollah that has been ongoing since Oct. 7 dramatically escalated in the last two weeks.
A Hezbollah flag hangs on rubble of destroyed houses in the Lebanese southern village of Naqura, located at the Lebanese- Israel i border. Photo: Marwan Naamani/picture alliance via Getty Imagesin recent weeks against the notion of "a limited war" in Lebanon and warned it could push Iran to intervene, two U.S. officials and one Israel i official told Axios.The exchange of fire between Israel and Hezbollah that has been ongoing since the Oct.
One scenario the administration raised with Israel is that Lebanon could be flooded with militants from pro-Iranian militias in Syria, Iraq and even Yemen who would want to join the fighting.Skirmishes between Israel and Hezbollah along the border have been steadily escalating over the last eight months. Many of the Israeli villages and towns near the border are deserted.
" will continue to fight with strength and intelligence until the task is completed — returning the security and the sense of security to the North. This responsibility is clear and rests on our shoulders," commanding officer of the IDF's Northern Command Maj. Gen. Ori Gordin said.Hezbollah attacks and extremely hot weather ignited huge forest fires across northern Israel that took more than 48 hours to extinguish.
"We have been engaged in intense diplomatic conversations and intense diplomatic negotiations to try to avoid that conflict from escalating beyond control."
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