Specter Of Regional War Looms Over Lebanon

BLIDA, LEBANON - AUGUST 17: People sift through the rubble of their home destroyed by recent Israeli strikes on August 17, 2024 in Blida, Lebanon. The recent assassination of a Hezbollah military commander in Lebanon, as well as the killing of the political leader of Hamas in Iran, has heightened concerns of a wider regional war between Israel and Iran-backed enemies like Hezbollah. Israel and Hezbollah have traded regular cross-border fire since Oct. 7, although both sides have seemed to calculate their attacks to avoid all-out war. (Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images)