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Commentary: An Israel-Hezbollah war could be in the making

As the Israel-Hamas war is supposedly entering a new phase of more targeted raids in Gaza, another war is raging along the Israel-Lebanon border. Since Hamas’ Oct. 7 assault in southern Israel, the Israeli military and Hezbollah have engaged in deadly clashes in the border area. Israel said it has struck thousands of Hezbollah targets throughout Lebanon, killing at least 300 Hezbollah ...
Mourners march during the funeral of Hassan Mohammed Ali Saab, a member of the Lebanese Shiite Muslim Hezbollah movement, in the village of Yaroun in south Lebanon near the border with Israel on June 21, 2024, amid ongoing cross-border tensions.

As the Israel-Hamas war is supposedly entering a new phase of more targeted raids in Gaza, another war is raging along the Israel-Lebanon border.

Since Hamas’ Oct. 7 assault in southern Israel, the Israeli military and Hezbollah have engaged in deadly clashes in the border area. Israel said it has struck thousands of Hezbollah targets throughout Lebanon, killing at least 300 Hezbollah fighters.

According to the Israeli military, Hezbollah has fired more than 5,000 rockets, drones into northern Israel, killing Israeli civilians and troops and forcing tens of thousands of Israelis to leave their homes.

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