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Israel-Iran Tensions Rise as Israeli Forces Trade Fire With Militias in Syria, Lebanon – The Wall Street Journal

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Concerns are growing that war could spread beyond Israel’s offensive against Hamas in Gaza

People in the southern Lebanese town of Bint Jbeil walked over the rubble of a building following Israeli bombardment earlier this week.
People in the southern Lebanese town of Bint Jbeil walked over the rubble of a building following Israeli bombardment earlier this week. Agence France-Presse/Getty Images

The Israeli military said it returned fire following a strike from Syria overnight and also launched an airstrike against the militant Hezbollah movement in Lebanon amid a rise in hostilities with Iranian-backed militia groups across the region.

An increase in tensions between Israel, Iran and its militant allies throughout the Middle East is raising concerns about the opening of a second front in the nearly three-month-old war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza.

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