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reference news reported on september 22on september 20, the new york times website published an article titled "israel steps up its fight against hezbollah, but full-scale war has not yet broken out," written by patrick kingsley. the article is excerpted as follows:

on the 17th, a pager was detonated; on the 18th, a walkie-talkie was detonated; on the 19th, a heavy bombing was launched; and on the 20th, southern beirut was attacked frantically.

israel's strikes on hezbollah in lebanon this week marked a major escalation in the 11-month war between the two sides, which have been engaged in low-intensity confrontations for nearly a year, mainly around the israel-lebanon border, as the two sides gradually built up strength but stopped short of an all-out war.

now israel is trying a riskier strategy, significantly stepping up its attacks in an attempt to force hezbollah to back down, but also increasing the likelihood of the opposite outcome: a more aggressive response from hezbollah and a risk that the conflict will degenerate into an uncontrollable ground war.

israel destroyed hezbollah's communications equipment, detonating hundreds or even thousands of devices through a massive cyber attack. israeli fighter jets struck southern lebanon with rare intensity. on the afternoon of the 20th, the israeli army attacked the lebanese capital beirut for the first time since july - israeli officials claimed that the israeli army killed a senior hezbollah officer.

however, despite the escalation, the basic balance between the two sides seemed to have not changed in the afternoon of the 20th, at least for the time being.