Israel-Hezbollah conflict intensifies, but largely confined to border area

Israel is stepping up its military operations – air attacks striking deeper into Lebanon.

Overnight, it targeted a site in the Iqlim al-Tuffah region approximately 20km (12 miles) from the border, an area where Hezbollah has military assets.

That could have been in response to Hezbollah firing surface-to-air missiles that exploded close to Israeli helicopters flying in Israeli air space close to the border.

Both sides are sending messages to each other – a form of deterrence, “If you hit us, we are able to hit you.”

The frequency of the attacks has increased, but it is still largely confined to the border area.

Al Jazeera’s Zeina Khodr has the latest from Ebel El Saqi in southern Lebanon.

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