
Israel Defense Official Suggests Invasion of Lebanon Possible if Hezbollah Expands Attacks
Violence is escalating along the border of Israel and Lebanon, as the Iran-backed Hezbollah terrorist group seeks to draw Israel’s resources away from Gaza. Though Hezbollah and Israeli forces have exchanged rocket fire intermittently since the Hamas terror group’s Oct. 7 attack, casualties have mounted in recent days. On the Lebanon side of the border, at least 70 Hezbollah fighters and 10 civilians have been killed. In Israel, seven service members and three civilians have been killed. Thousands of people on both sides of the border have fled their homes amid the continued shelling. Hezbollah is an ally of Hamas and its leader, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, vowed over the weekend that the terror group’s attack on Israel’s northern border would “remain active.”...
