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Fighting between Hezbollah and Israel fuels fears of war for Lebanon
Hugo Bachega
Reporting from Lebanon
Anadolu AgencyCopyright: Anadolu Agency
Fighting has broken out at the Israel-Lebanon border in Yaroun
Let's move away from the situation in Gaza and take a look at the Israel-Lebanon border, where for weeks the Lebanese group Hezbollah and the Israeli military have continued to exchange fire.
But the last few days have been particularly tense, fuelling fears that the powerful Iranian backed militia could drag Lebanon into another war. On Saturday, an Israeli attack hit an area about 50km (30 miles) from the border, the deepest Israeli strike inside Lebanon in the violence sparked by the Israel-Hamas war.
A day later, an anti-tank missile attack by Hezbollah hit two electrical company workers in a community in northern Israel, killing one. In a separate attack, seven Israeli soldiers were wounded, the military said.
Today, there were more attacks, from both sides. In Lebanon, two people - reportedly fighters - were killed. Lebanese media also said an Israeli attack hit an area where a group of journalists was working in the border village of Yaroun.
This happened exactly one month after a Reuters journalist was killed in an apparent Israeli strike in southern Lebanon.
Hassan Nasrallah, the Hezbollah leader, said in a speech on Saturday that the group was using more powerful missiles and explosive drones against Israeli targets, and that the offensive would continue.
Shortly afterwards, Israel’s Defence Minister Yoav Gallant told Israeli troops that Hezbollah – a Shia Islamist group that is supported by Iran - was "making mistakes", adding: "What we’re doing in Gaza we can do in Beirut."