Israel-Hezbollah clashes escalate as Tel Aviv hesitates to agree to Gaza truce

Israel-Hezbollah clashes escalate as Tel Aviv hesitates to agree to Gaza truce Lebanese Shiite movement Hezbollah and Israel have ramped up fire exchanges over the past 10 days amid Tel Aviv’s invasion of Rafah. The invasion has led to the displacement of over a million Palestinians. On May 24, Hezbollah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah warned Tel Aviv about “new surprises“ from the Shiite group if it doesn’t stop hostilities in Gaza; On May 25, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) reported discovering shells fired from Lebanon in Israel’s northern territories, with no casualties. “In response,“ an IDF aircraft targeted Hezbollah fighters and facilities in the Aytarun region of southern Lebanon, and IDF artillery shelled the Lebanese Kfarkela area; Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah on May 28 and May 31 condemned Israel’s strike on the Rafah refugee camp and “the war of genocide in Gaza and Palestine.“ He referred to Hezbollah’s resistance as “a battle of destiny“; On May 30 and May 3... Source: Sputnik International