The risk of escalation between Hezbollah and Israel after more than eight months of border clashes has shown no sign of stopping.
Hezbollah has upped the ante, seeking to demonstrate that it can counter Israel’s crucial technological advantages in air power and air defences and launching rocket and drone attacks on an unprecedented scale.
Meanwhile, Israel has conducted strikes increasingly deeper inside Lebanon and shown less restraint over assassinating senior Hezbollah members.
Hezbollah has exchanged daily fire with Israel since October 8, shortly after Israel launched its ongoing campaign in the Gaza Strip.
While these clashes initially remained confined mainly to border areas, attacks against targets deeper inside Israel and Lebanon have become much more common in recent weeks.
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