Hezbollah threatens to ‘act’ if Israel attacks Lebanon after border shooting - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Adam Lucente

Adam Lucente

Jul 12, 2023

An Israeli soldier extinguishes a bush fire caused by a Molotov cocktail. — An Israeli soldier extinguishes a bush fire caused by a Molotov cocktail during clashes with pro-Hezbollah Lebanese demonstrators at the border near Marjayoun on May 25, 2023. — MAHMOUD ZAYYAT/AFP via Getty Images

Lebanese army soldiers and peacekeepers (blue helmets) of the United Nations Interim Forces in Lebanon (UNIFIL).

Lebanon builds road on Israeli border, as tensions with Hezbollah escalate

Adam Lucente

In New York City, reporting on regional news, militancy, climate change

An Israeli soldier uses a binoculars during a patrol in the town of Ghajar in the annexed Golan Heights bordering Lebanon on July 6, 2023. The Israeli army said it was conducting strikes on southern Lebanon after a mortar launched from its northern neighbour exploded in the border area between the two foes. The latest military action was launched three months after the two countries saw their worst cross-border fire in years. (Photo by jalaa marey / AFP) (Photo by JALAA MAREY/AFP via Getty Images)

Israel strikes targets in Lebanon after rocket fire from border

Beatrice Farhat

Beatrice Farhat

In Beirut, reporting on regional news, culture, conflict

Lebanese army troops and United Nations Interim Forces in Lebanon (UNIFIL) peacekeepers patrol along the Lebanon-Israel border in the southern town of Kfar Kila

Israeli fire wounds Hezbollah members near Lebanon-Israel border: security source

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Israeli soldiers take position along the border with Lebanon, in the town of Metulla in northern Israel, July 12, 2023.

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Israel’s Hezbollah deterrence is eroding as Lebanon border heats up

In Tel Aviv, reporting on national security, Israeli politics, defense