Tensions Rise as Netanyahu and Hezbollah Exchange Threats of Regional War

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has warned Lebanon's Hezbollah that it will face "severe consequences" if it attacks Israel, following Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah's remark that the war between Israel and Hamas could escalate into a regional conflict. Nasrallah placed responsibility on the United States for the ongoing war on Gaza and called for the aggression to stop. The US has expressed its commitment to preventing the conflict from expanding into Lebanon. Israel has been launching retaliatory assaults against Gaza's Hamas rulers, resulting in a high number of Palestinian casualties.