JERUSALEM, Undefined -- Escalating attacks by militant group Hezbollah risk 'dragging Lebanon into a war', Israel's military said Sunday, after renewed cross-border exchanges of fire that have raised fears of a wider conflict.
JERUSALEM, Undefined -- Escalating attacks by militant group Hezbollah risk"dragging Lebanon into a war", Israel's military said Sunday, after renewed cross-border exchanges of fire that have raised fears of a wider conflict.
Israel has retaliated with relentless strikes on Gaza that have killed more than 4,300 Palestinians, mainly civilians, according to the Hamas-run health ministry. "Is the Lebanese state really willing to jeopardise what is left of Lebanese prosperity and Lebanese sovereignty for the sake of terrorists in Gaza?" he asked.Recent exchanges of fire have killed four Hezbollah fighters and a member of Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad in Lebanon, while three Israeli troops were injured, one seriously, in Hezbollah anti-tank fire, and two Thai farm workers also wounded.
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