Israel and Lebanon edge closer to war as Hezbollah reels from pager explosions and missile strikes

"It was incredibly humiliating for Hezbollah. They have to now show Israel and their own supporters that they are a proper fighting force."

Tensions have reached an all time high between Israel and Lebanon as Hezbollah attempts to save face after being devastated by the pager explosion attack and missile strikes, says our team of experts:

The Times's Richard Spencer
The Times's Oliver Marsden
Al Monitor’s Joyce Karam
Nada Homsi, Beirut correspondent at The National
Lina Khatib, associate fellow of the Middle East and North Africa programme at Chatham House

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[FedericoMortera]

On the brink???? They are already in war. What do you think? They are playing football??? 😢😢🎉🎉

[rideronthestorm]

Leave the Christian Lebanese out of this!! Its not their fight!

[seanclark]

The war is not between " Lebanon " and Israel, it's between Hisbollah and Israel .
Hisbollah do not act on behalf of Lebanon, they act on behalf of and for the Islamic republic of Iran .

[jank]

Makes you wonder what would be Hezbollah (or Hamas’) “response” had they had a nuke at their disposal?

[BrotherHuang]

Nasrallah says that the "red line has been corssed." That has happened long ago with his decision to shoot rockets into a sovereign nation. What did he think was going to happen?

[gaborjuhasz]

Justice coming from the stronger nation

[steveford]

The pure sorrow of these people talking about the most targeted attack against islamist terrorists that's ever been is nauseating

[jank]

"Individual Muslims may show splendid qualities, but the influence of the religion paralyses the social development of those who follow it. No stronger retrograde force exists in the world, " - Nothing has changed in the Muslim world since Churchill wrote it. The presence of a single tiny successful democracy in the middle of it only reminds us of this being the case.

[peterbutz]

Don’t say Lebanon you mean Iran sponsored Hezbollah the Christian people of Lebanon want no war with Israel

[daniellintern]

"Closer to war"" they've been at war for a while now. Did you not notice the rocket attacks and airstrikes???

[steveford]

"They have to now show Israel and their own supporters that they are a proper fighting force" no they don't, they have to stop being terrorists and embrace a peaceful existence

[Groundwater]

They been on the brink for years. Yawn.

[dutchy]

if I'd had to choose between Islamic influence in European countries over European Influence among Islamic Countries, Id call the letteral ...

[FakenameStevens]

Hezbollah reels? No it's the whole of Lebanon and Hezbollah reeling, it's not just them

[mmca]

Why do they keep showing the guy sleeping at the mic? 😂

[josefschiltz]

Of course, they could try not hating and murdering each other? Maybe that is too much to expect?

[chazweinfeld]

Please stop reposting videos from days ago

[lizs]

How many Doctors nurses children and first responders all civilians have been killed or injured by this terrorist attack on a population ...

[leeshepherdtrading]

Headline edit: Lebanon edge closer to being wiped out.

[lizs]

If Israel has as much information about Lebanon (this has been planned for over 4 years ) How did it not know about the Hamas attack on the 7th .. !!!