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    Strikes along Israel's border with Lebanon are again fueling fears of a widening war

    A series of deadly strikes on Wednesday and Thursday underscored the risk that daily cross-border skirmishes could quickly escalate and turn the war in Gaza into a broader regional conflict.
    by D. Parvaz Feb 15, 2024 4 minutes
    An Israeli army soldier sits by a machine gun deployed on a tripod at a position in the upper Galilee region of northern Israel near the border with Lebanon on October 28, 2023 amid increasing cross-border tensions between Hezbollah and Israel as fighting continues in the south with Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip.

    TEL AVIV, Israel - For months, there have been concerns over the conflict between Israel and Hamas spilling over into a widespread regional war.

    A series of deadly strikes on Wednesday and Thursday served as a warning that the daily cross-border skirmishes between Israel and forces in Lebanon could quickly escalate.

    Tensions began to ratchet up on Wednesday morning, when a barrage of rockets fired from Lebanon struck three towns in northern Israel, less than 10 miles from the border between the two countries. One Israeli soldier was killed and at least eight others were wounded, according army and medical officials.

    Hezbollah, the Iranian-backed Lebanese militia, has not claimed

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