Reports: Israel says doesn't want war after Hezbollah avenges Shukur

Israel has told foreign parties that it moved to thwart a major Hezbollah attack on Sunday morning and that it does not intend to “turn that into a broad war,” the Israel Hayom newspaper said.

“If Hezbollah is satisfied with its response today, Israel will not expand the military campaign and Fouad Shukur’s assassination file will be wrapped up,” the daily added.

It also said that Israel’s messages to foreign powers were aimed at seeking help in “preventing an escalation.”

Israeli state media had earlier quoted an unnamed Israeli official as saying that “Israel's military operation has ended and things now are in Hezbollah's hand.”

Israel’s foreign ministry meanwhile announced that Israel is “not seeking an all-out war” and that it “will act according to the developments.”

A pro-Hezbollah analyst for his part told Al-Jazeera television that the U.S. has told Lebanon that Israel will not react further if Hezbollah has concluded its response to Shukur's killing.