The deaths of two leaders from Hezbollah and Hamas have once again raised tensions in the Middle East and sparked concerns about a wider war breaking out, creat
FILE - A man inspects a destroyed building that was hit by an Israeli airstrike in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, July 30, 2024. and sparked concerns about a wider war breaking out, creating a more difficult path for the Biden administration to salvage talks of a cease-fire in Gaza and raising prospects of retaliatory strikes on multiple fronts.
A senior leader of Hezbollah said its conflict has reached a “new phase” after Shukur’s death and Iran has vowed to retaliate for the killing of Haniyeh, though neither had launched any significant strikes against Israel in the 24 hours after the deaths. “We're sitting on the precipice of major war depending on what Iran and Hezbollah do in retaliation to what Israel did,” said Mark Chandler, former director of Defense Intelligence Agency's Middle East and Africa Center and professor of practice at Coastal Carolina University. “If they start hitting major civilian centers, then we're going to see a major escalation.
State Department officials have said that coming to a deal on a cease-fire agreement remains the best resolution for all parties involved.
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