CNN says that raising the temperature Israeli escalation Towards Hezbollah it may have been designed “to deceive its ally the United States, into believing that the diplomatic solution, in which Washington has now invested so much effort, is still an Israeli goal as well.”
But the more damage Hezbollah has inflicted recently, the more Israel appears to be achieving short-term success. A full-scale ground war between a tired and divided Israeli military and Hezbollah in southern Lebanon would likely be disastrous for Israel. That’s exactly the kind of warfare Hezbollah is good at. Hezbollah And he is waiting for him. However, Israel does not need to be dragged at the moment,” according to CNN.
On Monday, a security source told Reuters that an Israeli strike on Monday evening in the southern suburbs of Beirut targeted the senior leader of the Lebanese Hezbollah group, Ali Karaki, the commander of the southern front, two days after the assassination of most of the leadership council of the Radwan Force, including Ibrahim Aqil, who is considered the second military man in Hezbollah after Fouad Shukr, who was killed in an Israeli raid on July 30.
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In turn, he stressed Israeli Minister of Defense Yoav Galant said that military operations “will continue until we reach a point where we can ensure the safe return of the communities of northern Israel to their homes.”
Israeli army commander Herzi Halevi also vowed to strike “any party that threatens the citizens of the State of Israel.”
Israeli army spokesman Avichay Adraee told Sky News Arabia that Israeli aircraft are preparing to attack homes in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley that contain strategic weapons for Hezbollah, and called on civilians to evacuate the area immediately.
Avichay Adraee said: “Since Monday morning, we have targeted more than 300 homes containing advanced weapons and combat equipment that Hezbollah intends to use against Israel.”
“There are houses in the Bekaa that contain missiles and drones, and we will attack them before they are launched at Israel,” the Israeli army spokesman said in an interview with Sky News Arabia on Monday.
“Every house we attacked in Lebanon contained Hezbollah weapons,” he added.
But the United States, Israel’s main ally, said a military escalation was “not in Israel’s interest.” IsraelPresident Joe Biden also stressed that Washington is doing its utmost to avoid the expansion of the conflict.
Ahead of the annual General Assembly, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned of the risk of Lebanon turning into “another Gaza,” saying that “it is clear that neither side is interested in a ceasefire” in Gaza.
Hezbollah and Israel have been exchanging cross-border fire since October 8, 2023, after the party opened a “support front” for Hamas and the Gaza Strip following the outbreak of war between the Palestinian movement and the Hebrew state.
A statement issued by the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) said that the head of its mission, General Aroldo Lazaro, had “contacts with the Lebanese and Israeli sides, stressing the urgent need to de-escalate,” adding that “efforts are continuing to ease tensions and stop the shelling.”
The statement stressed that “it is necessary to recommit fully to the implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1701, which is now more important than ever to address the underlying causes of the conflict and ensure lasting stability.”
The international resolution established a cessation of hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah after the 2006 war and strengthened the deployment of the UN force in southern Lebanon. Under it, the Lebanese army deployed for the first time in decades on the border with Israel with the aim of preventing any “illegal” military presence there.
