The growing intensity and geographic scope of cross-border strikes between Israel and Hezbollah are increasing the likelihood of full-scale war and an Israeli invasion of Lebanon. On the morning of Sept. 23, Israel launched a widespread wave of airstrikes against Hezbollah targets across Lebanon including in the Bekaa Valley, a Hezbollah stronghold northeast of the Litani River in Lebanon. According to an initial count by the Lebanese Ministry of Health, the Israeli strikes killed at least 365 people, including women and children, and injured over 1,000 -- marking the deadliest exchange between Israel and Hezbollah since their 2006 war. Earlier the same day, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) issued evacuation warnings to over 80,000 Lebanese civilians, telling them to evacuate if their homes stored Hezbollah weapons, according to the Lebanese Telecommunications Company Ogero. These actions follow the barrage of over 100 rockets that Hezbollah launched into Israel on Sept. 21,...
