The shelling was part of one of the worst clashes between Israel and Lebanon-based Hezbollah since they fought a 34-day war in 2006
One journalist was killed and six others injured in southern Lebanon after a deadly escalation between the Israeli army and Hezbollah, the Iran-backed militant group, which warned it is prepared to enter war with Israel at any moment.
The deadly exchanges took place on the day Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian met in Beirut with Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and Najib Mikati, Lebanon’s caretaker prime minister. Lebanon is nevertheless girding itself for a war many don’t want, with hospitals preparing for mass casualties and many thousands joining demonstrations across the country Friday to show solidarity with Palestinians.
“We won’t let them fight the war by themselves,” he added. The crowd, at times, chanted “Death to Israel.”after Hamas’s co-ordinated attacks on Oct. 7. On Friday, demonstrators across the Middle East gathered to show support for Palestinians after Hamas called for a “day of rage.” Iran, in particular, has little incentive to place at risk the “family assets” it has spent decades building up across the region, she said, in part by arming and supporting groups like Hezbollah. Even the recent violence between Hezbollah and Israel has not led to a broader conflagration. “It has been controlled, to some extent,” she said.
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