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By Al Jazeera
Jul 30, 2024

After Golan Heights attack, will the Israel-Hezbollah conflict escalate?

Israel will be looking to retaliate, but it will want to avoid a major escalation, experts say.

Israel is gearing up to launch a major attack on Lebanon after a deadly rocket strike in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, but it is unlikely to want to trigger an all-out war with Hezbollah, analysts say.

Israel blames the Lebanese armed group for firing a projectile on Saturday that hit a football pitch and killed 12 children and young people in the Druze town of Majdal Shams.

While Hezbollah has denied responsibility for the attack, Israel has said the group has crossed a “red line” and will pay a “heavy price” for the incident.