Israel-Hamas Conflict Drawing in Lebanon, Syria as Egypt Braces for Refugee Influx From Gaza

Israel, Hezbollah continue to clash near the Lebanese border, exacerbating fears of a wider Middle East conflict.

An Israeli mobile artillery unit fired a shell from southern Israel toward the Gaza Strip, in a position near the Israel–Gaza border, Israel, on Oct. 11, 2023. Erik Marmor/AP Photo

Israel continued to pound the Hamas-run Gaza Strip on the fifth day of a brewing Middle East conflict that may have already drawn in Lebanon and Syria.

On Oct. 11, Israel shelled positions in southern Lebanon in what it said was retaliation for rockets fired earlier by Lebanon’s Hezbollah Shiite terrorist group.