text:  Bob Agnew reporting. U.S., European and Arab mediators are pressing to keep stepped-up cross-border attacks between Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah militants from growing into a wider Middle East war. Hopes are lagging for a ceasefire. With that in mind, American and European diplomats are warning Hezbollah about taking on the military might of Israel. But former U.S. diplomat of the Middle East says Israelis still seem to be arranging themselves for something else. You'll always find news and analysis at townhall.com. I'm Ron Taylor.