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Tensions between Israel and the Lebanese group Hezbollah seem to be escalating as Israel’s offensive on Gaza nears nine months.
An Al Jazeera report quotes the Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project (ACLED) as saying that Israel, Hezbollah and other armed groups in Lebanon exchanged at least 7,400 attacks across the border from Oct 7, 2023, to June 21, 2024.
Israel conducted about 83 per cent of these attacks, totalling 6,142 incidents, killing at least 543 people in Lebanon.
Hezbollah and other armed groups were responsible for 1,258 attacks that killed at least 21 Israelis.
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