Specter Of Regional War Looms Over Lebanon

BEIRUT, LEBANON - AUGUST 09: A destroyed vehicle at the site of an Israeli strike that killed top Hezbollah commander Fuad Shukr on July 30, is seen in the Dahiyeh suburb August 09, 2024 in Beirut, 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)