Israeli airstrike in suburban Beirut unlikely to prompt escalation, observers say

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Israeli airstrike in suburban Beirut unlikely to prompt escalation, observers say
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People inspect damaged cars in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, July 30, 2024. An Israeli airstrike hit Hezbollah's stronghold south of Beirut Tuesday evening causing damage, a Hezbollah official and the group's TV station said.

An Israeli airstrike in suburban Beirut that reportedly killed a Hezbollah commander may have caused outrage in Lebanon, but several outside observers suspect it's unlikely to spur any significant military escalation.A view of post-airstrike damage seen at a site in suburban Beirut on Tuesday evening.

"There's no strategic benefit for Lebanese Hezbollah to further escalate the war," he said in a telephone interview with CBC.Israel vows Hezbollah will pay 'heavy price' for deadly strike that militants deny launching "They want to keep it bubbling, but not boiling," Bates said, of the level of conflict between Israel and Hezbollah.Gershon Baskin, the Middle East director at the U.K.-based International Communities Organisation, agreed that the warring parties did not favour escalating the current level of conflict.A sequence of attacks between Israel and Hezbollah this week marks the most significant escalation of tensions on the Israel-Lebanon border since Oct. 7.

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