One week on, how the Lebanon attacks have changed the Middle East
The war in Gaza always had the capacity to spread. Near-daily rocket attacks in and around northern Israel by Hezbollah, Hamas's Lebanese allies, and air strikes by Israel have displaced tens of thousands of civilians on either side of the border. But until recently, the smart money was on both Israel and Hezbollah avoiding full escalation. That money isn't looking so smart today. Last week's extraordinary targeting of thousands of Hezbollah operatives through their pagers and walkie-talkies seems to have altered the calculus. Israel is ...
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