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Thursday, June 27, 2024
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Thursday, June 27, 2024
Report: US intel expects war with Hezbollah in next few weeks if Gaza ceasefire isn’t reached
Rockets fired from southern Lebanon by Hezbollah are intercepted by the Iron Dome over the Upper Galilee on June 27, 2024. (Jalaa Marey/AFP)
US intelligence expects a major escalation between Israel and Hezbollah in the next few weeks in the absence of a ceasefire with Hamas in the Gaza Strip, Politico reports.
An unnamed senior US official tells the outlet that the risk of war is higher than it has been for weeks. The officials say that a major attack by either side, which could spark a war, could happen with “little notice.”
Amid travel warnings from Washington and several European countries, two senior officials who spoke to Politico say the start date of the war was unclear, but that Israel was acquiring arms and building up forces quickly.
