Israeli leaders have said they did not want to escalate the conflict with the Lebanese group. They also said the country was ready for any scenario.
Lebanon's Hezbollah leader Hasan Nasrallah appears on a screen as he addresses his supporters during a religious procession to mark Ashura in Beirut's southern suburbs on July 17. in Gaza, a near-constant volley of fire between Israel and Hezbollah on the Lebanon-Israel border threatens to kick off another war.
Historically a minority group in Lebanon, Shiite Muslims now comprise roughly 32 percent of the country’s population. While Hezbollah once could have been described as simply a proxy of Iran’s Shiite theocracy, the group now has increasing popular support in Lebanon itself, especially as Shiite constituents feel marginalized and unsupported by the state.
As the Jewish state traded fire with the Shiite militant group, peacekeepers from the United Nations said they were working toDuring a visit to the northern border last month, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel was “prepared for a very intense operation,” and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant threatened to take Lebanon “back to the Stone Age.
Lebanon has been bracing for a possible full-blown war since the Saturday strike hit Golan Heights, as Beirut residents stocked up on emergency supplies in case retaliatory strikes from Israel were to hit Israel’s capital. Hezbollah militants threatened to target Haifa and other Israeli cities if Beirut was hit — which happened Tuesday.
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