Israel stepped up bombardment of Gaza over weekend ahead of expected ground offensive
The US has warned that there is a risk of a “significant escalation” of attacks against American troops and personnel in the Middle East, as fears intensified that the Israel-Hamas war could broaden into a regional conflict.
Washington has ordered all non-emergency US government personnel and family members to leave Iraq and the state department cited “increased security threats against US Government personnel and interests”. In particular, both Israel and the US are concerned about increasing fire across Israel’s northern border from Hizbullah, the powerful Lebanese group that fought a 34-day war with the Jewish state in 2006.On Sunday, Israeli prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu warned Hizbullah, that it would be making the “mistake of its life” if it decided to enter the war.
“We are trying to weaken the Israeli enemy and let them know that we are ready,” Mr Qassem said. Lebanon’s caretaker prime minister Najib Mikati said on Sunday that he would “not hesitate to make every effort to protect Lebanon”.
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