US fears escalation of conflict between Israel and Hezbollah
Israeli forces members secure the road following a rocket attack from Lebanon, amid ongoing cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, near Kiryat Shmona, northern Israel. REUTERS/Ammar Awad
The United States is trying to avert a greater war between Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah movement, US envoy Amos Hochstein said yesterday, following an escalation in cross-border fire between the foes along Lebanon’s southern frontier.
Iran-backed Hezbollah has been trading fire with Israel for the last eight months in parallel with the Gaza war.
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