On The Scene: Mourners gathered on Thursday (July 4) in the southern suburbs of Beirut for the memorial and funeral procession of senior Hezbollah commander Mohammed Nasser, who was killed on Wednesday (July 3) by an Israeli strike on southern Lebanon. Sparked by the Gaza war, the conflict between Iran-backed Hezbollah and Israel has been gradually intensifying for months, raising fears of a full-scale war, which both sides have indicated they want to avoid and diplomats are working to prevent. Senior Hezbollah official Hashem Safieddine, speaking at the event in Beirut commemorating Nasser, indicated his group would widen its targeting.

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