THE NEWEST PHASE OF WAR IN THE MIDDLE EAST APPEARS TO HAVE OFFICIALLY ARRIVED — AS ISRAEL BEGINS GROUND ATTACKS **IN** LEBANON.
IT’S THE ESCALATION IN FIGHTING THERE, THAT THE UNITED STATES AND ITS ALLIES, HAVE BEEN TRYING TO KEEP FROM HAPPENING FOR WEEKS NOW.
ISRAEL NOW SAYS THERE’S INTENSE FIGHTING BETWEEN ITS TROOPS AND THE IRAN-BACKED MILITANT GROUP HEZBOLLAH — WHICH STARTED LAUNCHING STRIKES AGAINST ISRAEL NOT LONG AFTER THE WAR WITH HAMAS BROKE OUT IN OCTOBER OF LAST YEAR. HEZBOLLAH SHOWING SOLIDARITY WITH HAMAS.
HEZBOLLAH SAID ON TUESDAY IT HAD LAUNCHED ROCKET AND ARTILLERY ATTACKS AGAINST ISRAELI TROOPS AT POSITIONS WITHIN ISRAEL