Escalating exchanges between Israel and Hezbollah suggest that the Israel-Lebanon front still has the potential to devolve into all-out conflict, especially as tensions were heightened following yesterday’s targeted assassination of senior Hamas figure Salah al-Arouri, killed by a strike in the southern suburbs of Beirut, an area known to be a stronghold for Hezbollah.| The Soufan Center
Israel’s ground invasion of Gaza is now underway, with reports yesterday that Israel Defense Forces (IDF) tanks and soldiers were pressing ahead toward Gaza City, meeting fierce resistance along the way.| The Soufan Center
U.S. diplomats, joined by Western and regional partners, have intensified talks in recent weeks to try to de-escalate the Israel-Lebanon front as Israeli and Lebanese Hezbollah artillery and rocket exchanges edge deeper into each other’s territory.| The Soufan Center