Picture Alliance | Picture Alliance | Getty ImagesIs a wider Middle East war — expanding beyond the borders of Gaza and Israel — inevitable?
An all-out war between Israel and Hezbollah — the Iranian-backed Lebanese Shia militant organization designated as a terrorist group by the U.S. and UK — would be devastating for both sides.
Lebanon, meanwhile, is in the midst of economic and political crisis, its infrastructure wholly unprepared for a new war.
Evelyn Hockstein | Afp | Getty ImagesFor Charles Freilich, a former Israeli deputy national security adviser, war between Israel and Hezbollah is practically a foregone conclusion.
But, he warned, "The war in Gaza pales in comparison to what a war with Hezbollah would look like.
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