As Israel continues its war on Gaza into a seventh month, about two hours north, it has been fighting a parallel war along the border with Lebanon that threatens a wider regional conflict

As Israel continues its war on Gaza into a seventh month, about two hours north, it has been fighting a parallel war along the border with Lebanon that threatens a wider regional conflict. Since October 8, when Lebanon's Hezbollah launched attacks on Israel in solidarity with the Palestinian people, Israel has attacked it nearly 4,000 times along the 120km (75-mile) border. Hezbollah was formed in 1982 to fight Israel’s invasion and occupation of southern Lebanon. In 2006, the group fought a 34-day war widely regarded as a strategic and military failure for Israel. Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah has stopped short of declaring an all-out war against Israel but said his forces are not afraid of getting involved in one. Hezbollah says its military operations against Israel will continue until the Israeli assault on Gaza stops. In response, Israeli leaders vowed to remove Hezbollah from Lebanon's south, even if by force.