BEIRUT —Israel’s deadly Gaza offensive has many eyes trained on the Lebanese border for a Hezbollah reaction, but observers argue the Iran-backed movement is unlikely to risk an all-out conflict.
Incidents at the border in recent days have raised the temperature but, with Lebanon already on its knees amid a deep political and economic crisis, the Shiite group seems intent on refraining from an escalation.
“There is nothing that currently suggests escalation,” said Sadiq al-Nabulsi, a Lebanese academic close to Hezbollah.
“But the decision to go to war traditionally falls on Israel.”
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