Life goes on as region teeters on the edge of all-out war

The killings last week of two militant leaders in Beirut and Tehran, attributed to Israel, brought vows of revenge from Iran and Lebanon’s Hezbollah

A man lies on the beach in Haifa, Israel (Ohad Zwigenberg/AP)

In Beirut, shops are open and traffic is as snarled as ever. In Tel Aviv, cafes hum with customers and umbrellas sprout across crowded beaches.

Such scenes may seem surreal in a region teetering on the edge of all-out war, and beneath the surface there is plenty of fear and anxiety.