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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
Politics
Justin Salhani

Hezbollah’s ‘axis of resistance’ allies waiting in reserve to fight Israel

People walk past posters of late Hamas leader Ahmad Yassin, late chief of Iran's Quds Force Qassem Suleimani, Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah and Houthi leader Mahdi al-Mashat at the Sabeen Square in Sanaa, Yemen [File: Khaled Abdullah/Reuters]

The most closely watched border in the Middle East lies between Israel and Lebanon, the site of eight months of tit-for-tat attacks and a possible Israeli land assault on its northern neighbour.

Israeli officials have repeatedly threatened to intensify attacks, saying they’re necessary to defeat Hezbollah and return 90,000 Israelis evacuated from their homes in the north since fighting started in early October.

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