An escalation in cross-border fighting between Israel and Hezbollah is stoking fears the Israel-Gaza war could spread into new territory. Al Jazeera’s Zeina Khodr explains the Israeli strategy behind its recent strikes into Lebanon that have killed senior Hamas and Hezbollah members.
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