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SaltWire's Atlantic regional weather forecast for October 17, 2023] | SaltWireTIBERIAS, Israel/BEIRUT - Israeli and Lebanese residents on both sides of escalating border clashes say they have never felt such tension.
"It's not the same as before. We handled that. There were bombs, there were rockets and we took cover in bomb shelters," she said, referring to past flare-ups between Israel and Hezbollah. The border area could become a second front in a wider Middle Eastern war should Israel's expected invasion of Gaza in retaliation for a surprise attack by Hamas militants prompt a strong response from its regional foes.
But Iran, which backs Hamas and Hezbollah, said on Tuesday that"preemptive action" could be expected in the coming hours against Israeli assaults on Gaza. Israel has threatened to destroy Lebanon should Hezbollah get involved. "Today it's just a few shells, tomorrow it could be warplanes, roads being blocked, fuel shortages, hospitals could close. It's normal to see an exodus. The worst thing is that we don't know how long this will last," said Hussein, a Lebanese border resident who gave only his first name.
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