Israel Warns War "Centre Of Gravity Moving North" Amid Hezbollah Escalation
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Israel Hezbollah Conflict: While the Gaza strip is on Israel's south-western front, Lebanon shares a border with Israel's north. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has warned against any escallation of the war in the Middle East.
In Israel's first reaction since thousands of blasts rocked Lebanon over two days, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's defence minister has announced that the "centre of gravity" of the Middle East conflict is "moving north".
In a brief video statement, Mr Netanyahu also promised that tens of thousands of residents from Israel's northern border with Lebanon will "return to their homes".
Lebanon's militant outfit Hezbollah has been backing Hamas in the Gaza war shortly after it began in October 2023 and regular exchange of fire between Hezbollah militia and Israel's armed forces have been going on for the last many months, however tensions have surges since Tuesday's pager explosions across Lebanon which killed twelve and injured nearly 3,000 people, mostly linked with Hezbollah.
