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After almost a year of trading fire, Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah are now engaged in ferocious confrontations that threaten to turn into a full-blown war

‘We smelt the bombs. Then we started to see traffic jams. My children panicked and cried, so we decided to leave’

For almost a year, Israel and Hezbollah have engaged in increasingly provocative cross-border skirmishes as onlookers warn that this escalating war of attrition could land the region in all-out conflict. The past few days have made that devastating scenario closer to a reality.

Hezbollah supporters in Lebanon turned out in force Sunday for the funeral of a top commander killed in an Israeli air strike, in a major show of support for the Iran-backed group.

Mourners gather in Beirut to pay respects at the funeral of Hezbollah commander Ibrahim Aqeel, killed in an Israeli missile strike.

Concern for the Democrats’ political future appears to be driving the White House’s policy of containment

The country was divided before, unsure about its approach to Hezbollah, but now people are thinking as one

This week saw a dizzying escalation in the 11-month-old conflict between Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah

Reliance on military prowess has become a way of avoiding the path the country must now take: diplomacy, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

It's around 3:30 in the afternoon on September 17. A day later, on September 18, around the same time in the afternoon, another low-fi gadget, the walkie-talkies used by Hezbollah cadres, exploded, even amid the funerals for those killed in the pager attacks.

White House spokesman says US has demanded explanation from Israel; top Hezbollah commander among 14 people killed in Israeli strikes