Israel, Hezbollah Strikes Intensify as Fears Grow of New Front
- Tensions running high as rockets hit deep into Israel’s north
- US has been trying to mediate between Lebanon, Israel
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Hezbollah in Lebanon fired a barrage of rockets at Israel in retaliation for the killing a commander in one of the group’s elite units, a further escalation of this week’s cross-border fire that’s raising alarm of a wider war.
A senior member of the Iran-backed group’s elite Radwan Force was killed Wednesday along with two others in the southern Lebanese town of Nabatiyeh, the Israeli army said Thursday. Hezbollah responded by firing dozens of rockets into northern Israel.