U.S. Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin said he did not believe a fight was inevitable between Hezbollah and Israel, though he remained concerned about the potential for escalation.
at a football pitch in a Druze village. Israel accused the Iran-backed Hezbollah and vowed a harsh response. Hezbollah has denied involvement.
As diplomats sought to contain the fallout, Israel said it hit some 10 Hezbollah targets in south Lebanon overnight and killed one Hezbollah fighter – attacks which appeared to be in keeping with the pattern of the last nine months. Hezbollah confirmed one of its fighters was killed. A Hezbollah official said the group had rejected calls from international envoys not to respond to the anticipated Israeli retaliation. It would respond to any attack, the official said in written comments.
Britain urged its citizens to leave Lebanon, warning that tensions at the border could worsen quickly. Hezbollah has denied firing the rocket that hit the village of Majdal Shams on Saturday. It said it had fired a missile against a military target on the Golan, which Israel seized from Syria in 1967.
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