Hezbollah fired medium-range rockets toward Haifa on Sunday morning local time in response to a series of deadlyattacks last week, significantly expanding the range of its attacks against Israel.
Why it matters: The latest fighting between Israel and Hezbollah is fueling fears about an all-out war between them.
U.S. officials say the Biden administration is "extremely concerned" about the risk of an all-out war between Israel and Lebanon, but hopes to use growing Israeli military pressure on Hezbollah to get a diplomatic deal to return civilians to their homes on both sides of the Israel-Lebanon border.
Why it matters: Israel and the U.S. are both looking for ways to decouple Hezbollah from Hamas. Despite months of diplomatic efforts by the Biden administration, Hezbollah hasn't agreed to any deal that would stop the current fighting with Israel before there is a ceasefire in Gaza.
