Israel and Hezbollah play with fire but neither wants another war

On Israel's northern border, the line between deterrence and desire for war is getting harder to see.

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The recent intense exchange of fire replaced, during the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha, with a fiery volley of threats, the familiar drum beat of deterrence spotlighting the path to war.

The Hezbollah leader, Hassan Nasrallah, on Wednesday threatened to invade northern Israel if a full-scale war with Israel broke out.

He also said Hezbollah had “new weapons” which would be seen in the field.

But, he added, the group did not want full-scale war with Israel - and viewed its involvement as support for its Hamas ally in Gaza.

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