According to Dr. Matthew Levitt, from The Washington Institute on Near East Policy, retaliation is almost certain.
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00:00Questions are being asked about the rising tensions in the Middle East after last week's assassinations of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh and Hezbollah commander Fuad Shukur in Beirut.
00:12According to Dr. Matthew Levitt from the Washington Institute on Near East Policy, retaliation is almost certain.
00:19Anybody who tells you to know exactly what the response is going to look like is lying to you. But there will be a response. There's no question about that.
00:28As fears grew, Levitt believed that any escalation could make a bad situation worse in Lebanon.
00:59There are also fears the war could end near Iran's borders.
01:07They do not want full-fledged war coming to the borders of Iran, again, not only because they understand Israel has some real capabilities and has real allies in the United States and others, but they are worried something like that could spark dissent from within and make people think, wait a minute, maybe this regime can be toppled.
01:24Analysts have said the prospects for a ceasefire deal to end Israel's war on Gaza could be impacted.