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, the U.S.-designated terrorist group based in Lebanon, and the possibility that a full-fledged war between them could embroil the whole region.
Israel has been fighting a limited conflict with Hezbollah that has displaced hundreds of thousands of civilians in both countries since the Oct. 7 Hamas attack, but the exchange of rockets and missiles has been overshadowed by the war in Gaza. An escalation in rhetoric between Israeli and Hezbollah leaders this month threatens to expand the low-intensity conflict, and ending the war in Gaza would free up resources and personnel for a northern conflict.Hezbollah is believed to have a larger and more sophisticated arsenal than Hamas. An all-out war would likely include heavy casualties and damage to both sides.
“The intense stage of the war with Hamas is about to end,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday. “This does not mean that the war is about to end, but the war in its intense phase is about to end.”
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