Hagari says Israel ‘not aiming for broad escalation’ with Hezbollah

The IDF says it is “not aiming” to ramp up tensions in the region after it carried out an airstrike in Beirut that killed a top Hezbollah commander.

“We are not aiming for a broad escalation in the region. We are operating in line with the defined objectives (of the war) and will continue to do so,” IDF spokesman Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari says.

Those war objectives were updated by Israel’s security cabinet earlier this week to include the imperative to enable the secure return of displaced residents of northern Israel to their homes.

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