Threat of full-scale war in the Middle East

Yesterday’s attack on the leader of Hezbollah has dramatically increased the threat of a full-scale war in the Middle East. Politico writes that.

Israel launched a massive airstrike on Hezbollah’s headquarters in Beirut.

This seriously exacerbates the conflict in Lebanon and casts doubt on the efforts of the Biden administration to conclude a ceasefire agreement, the publication rights.

It is still unclear whether Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah was killed or injured in the strike.

If he was killed, it would be one of Israel’s most significant strikes against Hezbollah in decades, the article noted.

“Regardless of whether Israel succeeds in killing Nasrallah today, it would certainly be a marked escalation of the conflict that would put us over the threshold of all-out war,” said Firas Maqsad of the Middle East Institute.

He noted that the situation is becoming particularly dangerous as Israeli ground forces prepare to invade southern Lebanon.

This night, Beirut again suffered strikes by the Israeli Air Force.

At the same time, attacks also took place in northern Israel, with only a few minor hits recorded.