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Today, the cross-border fighting between Israel and Hezbollah intensifies.

Both sides risking the kind of escalation that could set off a region-wide war.

United Nations officials based in Lebanon warned that a very real threat of miscalculation could lead to a wider war.

Are we closer now than ever?

I'm Natasha Deltoro,, and this is The Take.

I'm Ali Hashem, I'm Al Jazeera's correspondent.

Currently, I'm in South Lebanon, in the city of Tyre.

Oh, so you're that close to where the conflict is?

Yeah, that's right.

We are in the city of Thai, which is like just 20 kilometers from the border.

Oh, my goodness.

Maybe you could tell us what's the latest on the situation between Israel and Hezbollah?

Well, Natasha, over the past few weeks, I can say especially mainly after the Iranian retaliation

to Israel's attack on the consulate in Damascus.

There's been a hype in Hezbollah's operations and attacks on Israel.

And at the same time, Israel has been also just hitting in several areas in Lebanon,

and sometimes towards the depth of like 100, 130 kilometers. And the Bikar, for example, Hermel,

mainly on daily basis in the Lebanese villages and towns. Even here in the entire where I am,

there was an assassination in an Israeli drone killed one of the Hezbollah commanders here in the city.

So what we can say is that, yeah, it's been escalating, however, it's still within the military

targets.

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