A smoke plume rises over the southern Lebanese village of Kfar Kila during Israeli bombardment
A smoke plume rises over the southern Lebanese village of Kfar Kila during Israeli bombardment on May 16, 2024.
  • Israel's tit-for-tat with Hezbollah could escalate into another full-blown war.
  • It would put major pressure on the West's already strained artillery production, experts told BI.
  • Ukraine could struggle with the West redirecting artillery shells to Israel, they said.

Tensions are high at Israel's northern border.

Israel and Hezbollah, the Iran-backed militant group operating out of Lebanon, have regularly exchanged fire since Hamas staged its cross-border terrorist attack from Gaza into Israel on October 7.