Clashes between the Hamas ally Hezbollah and Israel are intensifying after the Israeli leader's warning of an 'extremely powerful' response.
The Iran-backed Lebanese militant group Hezbollah , a Hamas ally, fired around 160 projectiles at Israel Wednesday after Israel killed one of its top commanders, Taleb Sami Abdullah, on Tuesday, the Israel Defense Forces said. Hezbollah militants and Israel i forces have exchanged fire across Israel 's northern border with Lebanon almost every day since the Oct. 7 Hamas attack, which sparked the ongoing war with Hamas in Gaza.
What is Hezbollah and what does Lebanon have to do with the Israel-Hamas war?There have been fears for months that the war between Israel and Hamas could escalate into a wider regional conflict. Like Hamas and several other groups operating in the region, Hezbollah is supported by Iran. Both groups have long been designated as terrorist organizations by the U.S., Israel and the European Union, but Hezbollah is considered a far better organized and better equipped fighting force.
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