Strikes on Israel’s Enemies in Tehran, Beirut Raise Tensions
- Key Hezbollah, Hamas figures said killed in Beirut, Tehran
- Risk of regional conflagration increases as revenge is vowed
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Israel demonstrated its willingness to risk retaliation after the targeting within a few hours of senior Hamas and Hezbollah leaders abroad raised the prospect of a regional conflagration.
Israeli officials said the killing of Hezbollah’s Fuad Shukr in Beirut late Tuesday was a response to a rocket attack last weekend from Lebanon that claimed the lives of a dozen children and teenagers playing football in the Golan Heights. Hezbollah confirmed his death on Wednesday.