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Israel's Ground Attack Raises Fears of Conflict Spreading to Lebanon Border Area

More than a week into Operation Cast Lead, with what began as Israeli airstrikes on Gaza escalating into a ground war, Israel's border to the north remains quiet. That frontier erupted in 2006, when another Israeli operation in Gaza, one to recover captured soldier Cpl. Gilad Shalit, escalated as a Hezbollah cross-border raid turned into a messy monthlong war. The consensus in Lebanon has been that this time around, Hezbollah won't join the fight with operations in northern Israel. "The... Full Story
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