Report: Hezbollah might risk war with Israel before border talks conclude

"Hezbollah is signaling it might risk war with Israel ahead of conclusion of maritime border talks," Israeli newspaper Haaretz said.

The daily added, in remarks published Monday, that tensions are rising along Israel's northern border.

Hezbollah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah had threatened anew on Friday that there would be an "escalation" if Lebanon does not get what it wants in the sea border negotiations with Israel, accusing U.S. mediator Amos Hochstein of "wasting time".

"His time is running out," Nasrallah said, adding that "the eyes should be on Karish, the sea border and northern Israel," regardless of the outcome of the nuclear negotiations between Iran and world powers.