Hezbollah and Israel 'are trying to avoid full-blown war’: Analysis

Israeli forces say they've launched pre-emptive strikes on Hezbollah positions in southern Lebanon after accusing the armed group of preparing to launch an extensive attack. A 48-hour state of emergency has been imposed across Israel. Hezbollah says it began the attack on Israel with large number of drones in response for its top military commander Fuad Shukr's assassination in Beirut last month. Al Jazeera’s Zeina Khodr is monitoring the latest developments from Beirut. Sami Nader is a Middle East Analyst and is the director of the Levant Institute for Strategic Affairs says that Israel’s strikes have “the potential to draw the whole region into the full-blown war” Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #Lebanon #Israel #Hezbollah #SouthernLebanon #NorthernIsrael #IsraelLebanonBorderTensions #IsraelLebanonCrossBorderClashes #HezbollahIsraelClashes #Palestine #Gaza #Israel #IsraelHamasWar #GazaWar #IsraelWar #IsraelPalestineWar #IsraelGazaWar #FuadShukr #BreakingNews #AlJazeeraEnglish