The Israeli military says it intercepted a missile launched from Yemen and names three Hezbollah operators it says it killed with airstrikes. Meanwhile, officials from Israel and the US meet to discuss a ceasefire proposal with Hezbollah.
The constraints against a regional war developing in the Middle East are still 'very strong', says the UK's former Middle East minister.Fears have grown of an all-out war breaking out in the region in the last two weeks since Israel stepped up its military operations in Lebanon, targeting Hezbollah.Alistair Burt says there are still too many economic reasons to put countries in the region off the idea of joining an all-out war.
'The Arab nations in the region know that the pathway to the Middle East that they want, of economic prosperity, growing economic prosperity, moving away from carbon and oil based energy resources,' he told Sky News.'That can't happen if there is a huge conflict in the region. 'Equally, as far as Iran is concerned, it's also held off from provoking or taking part in a regional war, because, again, it knows that it would be a disaster for itself.
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