Was this the week Israel and Hezbollah drew closer to war?

By: Mark Lowen , BBC News, Jerusalem

Since the start of the Israel-Gaza war, following the Hamas attack of 7 October, the overriding fear has been that the conflict could spill over into something even deadlier.

Sarit Zehavi lives close to the Lebanese border and heads the Alma research centre, which specialises on the threat there. She says Hezbollah’s aim is “to drag Israel into war without actually initiating it”.

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Sarit Zehavi

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