Violence between Israel and Hezbollah in southern Lebanon has stoked fears for months that the war in Gaza could ignite a wider regional conflict.
Israel 's security cabinet has authorized Israel i Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his defense minister Yoav Gallant to determine how and when to retaliate for a deadly July 27 rocket strike that hit a soccer field in the Israel i-controlled Golan Heights. The rocket killed at least 12 children and teenagers and raised fears that the war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza could spark a wider regional conflict. Israel i and U.S.
What does Lebanon have to do with the Israel-Hamas war?Lebanon is a country of about 5.3 million people just to the north of Israel. The two nations have fought multiple wars.When the state of Israel was established in 1948, more than 100,000 Palestinian refugees fled to Lebanon.
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