Escalating attacks by Hezbollah risk “dragging Lebanon into a war,” the IDF says, as renewed cross-border attacks on Israel by the Iran-backed terror group raise fears of a wider conflict.
“Hezbollah… is dragging Lebanon into a war that it will gain nothing from, but stands to lose a lot,” warns Israel Defense Forces spokesman Jonathan Conricus.
“They’re escalating the situation,” he says.
“Hezbollah is playing a very, very dangerous game. They’re escalating the situation. We see more and more attacks every day,” he says.
“Is the Lebanese state really willing to jeopardize what is left of Lebanese prosperity and Lebanese sovereignty for the sake of terrorists in Gaza?” he asks.
“That’s a question that the Lebanese authorities need to ask themselves and answer.”
The past two weeks have seen repeated clashes between the Israeli military and the Hezbollah terror group and allied Palestinian factions in southern Lebanon, amid fears a new front could be opened as Israel continues its war with Hamas terrorists in the Gaza Strip.
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