A flurry of diplomatic activity is underway to contain an expected Israeli response against Hezbollah, Lebanon's top diplomat said, after an attack blamed on the group killed civilians in the annexed Golan Heights.
On Sunday, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant had vowed to "hit the enemy hard" after rocket fire killed 12 minors, raisings fears the war in Gaza could spread.
Israel has accused Lebanon's Hezbollah movement of firing a Falaq-1 Iranian rocket, but the Iran-backed group -- which has regularly targeted Israeli military positions -- said it had "no connection" to the incident.
Lebanese Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib said the United States, France and others were trying to contain the escalation, in an interview late Sunday with local broadcaster Al-Jadeed.
"Israel will escalate in a limited way and Hezbollah will respond in a limited way... These are the assurances we've received," Bou Habib said.