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Israel has acknowledged assassinating Hezbollah's most senior military commander in the south of Lebanon, with Foreign Minister Israel Katz offering an unusual public confirmation in a TV interview. Several other high-profile figures from the group have also been killed. 

As the Israeli military and the militant group Hezbollah exchange fire over the border separating southern Lebanon and northern Israel, there are fears the raging war between Israel and Hamas could ignite a wider regional conflict.

Below is a look at what's going on, the background to the long-simmering tension between Israel and Hezbollah, and what the risks are for the region and the world. Almost daily since the Israel-Hamas war began on Oct. 7, Hezbollah rockets have struck Israeli positions, including military posts, in northern Israel. Israel has also hit targets in southern Lebanon, and tens of thousands of people from border communities in both countries have been evacuated.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/what-is-hez...hamas-war/

Its smaller, similarly Iran-backed Hamas. Hezbollah has been designated terrorist organization by the US govt for almost two decades, several o leaders, including Nasrallah, are listed as global terrorists.

What does Lebanon have to do with the Israel-Hamas war?...Lebanon is a country of about 5.3 million people just to the north of Israel. The two nations have fought multiple wars. When state of Israel was established in 1948, more than 100,000 Palestinian refugees fled to Lebanon. UN agency for Palestinians says there are currently between 200,000 and 250,000 Palestinian refugees living in Lebanon, many have been left impoverished due to "decades of structural discrimination related to employment opportunities and denial of the right to own property." After Israel responded to Hamas' Oct. 7 terror attack by launching the war in Gaza to dismantle the group, Hezbollah started attacking targets in northern Israel in support of Hamas and the Palestinian people.

Hezbollah said it did not know Oct. 7 attack was coming ahead of time & not believed to coordinate extensively with Hamas. The Iran's "resistance front" & prospect of a wider war. Iran supports both Hezbollah and Hamas, as well as the Houthi rebel movement in Yemen that has been attacking ships in the Red Sea, severely impacting maritime trade through the vital shipping passage.

All of the Iran-backed groups have said their actions are in support of the Palestinian people, and none of them acknowledge any orchestration or coordination with Iran, which denies any role in the attacks.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/what-is-hez...hamas-war/