As Hezbollah clashes intensify, Israel pours cold water on Lebanon deal - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

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Ben Caspit

Dec 22, 2023

Flames and smoke rise from an agricultural structure in southern Lebanon's Khiam plain following an Israeli bombardment on Nov. 23, 2023. — Flames and smoke rise from an agricultural structure in southern Lebanon's Khiam plain following an Israeli bombardment on Nov. 23, 2023. — JALAA MAREY/AFP via Getty Images

A picture taken from northern Israel, along the border with southern Lebanon on March 4, 2024, shows smoke billowing following Israeli bombardment on the Lebanese village of Markaba. (Photo by Jalaa MAREY / AFP) (Photo by JALAA MAREY/AFP via Getty Images

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Lebanon, not Gaza, could trigger regional war as Israel-Hezbollah tension soars

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

Smoke billows during Israeli shelling on the southern Lebanese village of Kfar Kila near the border with Israel on January 31, 2024, amid ongoing cross-border tensions as fighting continues between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas group in Gaza. (Photo by Rabih DAHER / AFP) (Photo by RABIH DAHER/AFP via Getty Images)

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Hochstein back in Israel: Can he bring Lebanon cease-fire alongside Gaza's?

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

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with US envoy Amos Hochstein, Tel Aviv, Israel, Jan. 4 2024 Credit: Amos Ben Gershom/GPO

In Israel, US envoy Hochstein struggles to defuse tension with Lebanon's Hezbollah

Rina Bassist

In Paris, reporting on Israeli politics and European affairs

TOPSHOT - A picture shows a Israel's Iron Dome missile defence system launching to intercept rockets being fired from Lebanon, next to the northern Israel city of Kiryat Shmona, near the near the Lebanon border on May 10, 2024, amid ongoing cross-border clashes between Israeli troops and Hezbollah fighters. (Photo by Jalaa MAREY / AFP) (Photo by JALAA MAREY/AFP via Getty Images)

Analysis

Israel mulls 3 options against Lebanon's Hezbollah, including full-scale war

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