Experts believe that Israel and Hezbollah are closer than ever to a full-scale war after yesterday's strike on Hamas leaders in a Beirut suburb, Bild reports.

Military expert Michael Horowitz of the Le Beck International think tank speaks about the possible war.

Emil Hokayem, a Middle East expert at the International Institute for Strategic Studies, writes that "difficult and terrible times are ahead of us."

"Given the severity of the fighting against Hamas in Gaza, does anyone believe that an operation against a larger, stronger, battle-tested organization like Hezbollah, with a more sophisticated arsenal and real strategic training, will be easy?" - he wonders.

It is worth noting that on Tuesday, January 2, the deputy head of Hamas, Saleh al-Arouri, and other commanders of the group were killed in an alleged Israeli drone strike in the suburbs of Beirut, the capital of Lebanon. 

Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah has already stated that "this crime will never go unanswered and unpunished." 

Hamas also announced the freezing of ceasefire talks with Israel after the murder of Saleh al-Arouri in Lebanon.

And US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken canceled a planned visit to Israel for security reasons.