The incident raised fears of another war. In 2006,a deadly cross-border raid by Hezbollah guerrillas sparked a 34-day Israeli air and ground assault on Lebanon.
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Martin's shooting set off a national outcry over race issues and stand-your-ground laws, which allow people to use deadly force if their lives are in danger.
Florida's law states that a person who is not engaged in an unlawful activity and who is attacked in any place where he or she has a right to be has no duty to retreat and has the right to stand his or her ground and meet force with force, including deadly force ... to prevent death or great bodily harm.