Missile Strike Sparks Concerns That ‘All-Out’ War Is About To Erupt Between Israel And Hezbollah

An apparent Hezbollah-launched strike that hit civilians and children in Israeli-controlled Golan Heights has spiked concerns in the U.S. that Israel and Hezbollah are on the verge of a full-scale war, according to multiple reports.

Israel and Hezbollah have gradually increased attacks against each other in recent months amid surging conflicts in the Middle East that were first sparked on Oct. 7 by Hamas, which invaded Israel on that date and killed roughly 1,200 people. A missile launched from Lebanon — which Israeli forces have said was from Hezbollah — struck in the Golan Heights region, wounding 30 and killing at least 10 civilians, most of whom were children, according to Axios.

“We immediately began triage; several casualties were evacuated to local clinics,” Magen David Adom, part of rescue efforts, told The New York Times.

The latest escalation has raised concerns inside the U.S. that Israel and Hezbollah will break into a major war, according to Axios.

“What happened today could be the trigger we have been worried about and tried to avoid for 10 months,” one U.S. official told Axios. Hezbollah has denied that it was responsible for the strike.

Israel and Hezbollah have been involved in low-level skirmishes with each other for months, as Hezbollah has vowed to support Hamas after the terrorist group attacked Israel last October. But tensions have escalated dramatically in recent months, with both sides increasing fire on the other across the Israel-Lebanese border.