Israel-Hezbollah Tensions Heighten as Strikes and Retaliations Raise Fear of Wider Conflict
• Israeli defense minister says Hezbollah aggression bringing critical point nearer military escalation
• Israel and Hezbollah have traded fire since Oct. 7; fuels concern about danger of all-out war
• Hezbollah indicated it will cease fire if Israel's Gaza offensive stops
• Mediators seeking 40-day Gaza ceasefire for Ramadan; but truce in Gaza won't automatically end hostilities with Hezbollah
• Israeli strikes in Lebanon killed 200+ Hezbollah fighters, 50 civilians; attacks from Lebanon killed 12 Israeli soldiers, 6 civilians