Ron Ben-Yishai, a military analyst for Yedioth Ahronoth, said the recent attacks were part of the “new policy” announced by Defense Minister Yoav Galant.
He stressed that Israel will no longer abide by the traditional equations set by Hezbollah, and will respond forcefully to any attack against its territory, even if the response is disproportionate, with the expectation of the possibility of a comprehensive war breaking out in Lebanon.
He pointed out that the assassination of senior Hezbollah leaderslike Fouad Shukr and Ibrahim Aqil, shows that Israel Able to penetrate the party, sending a clear message to Hezbollah’s leadership that it remains vulnerable to intelligence penetration.
Galant had said that the current military operations represent a “new phase” in the ongoing war between Hezbollah And Israel since last October.
Israel and Hezbollah have exchanged fire regularly since the Hamas attack On October 7, Israel launched a devastating military offensive on Gaza.
But while the cross-border attacks have raised fears of a full-scale regional war, they have largely hit evacuated communities in northern Israel and parts of southern Lebanon.
The last time Israel hit Beirut was in an airstrike in July, which killed a senior Hezbollah commander. Fouad Shukr.
There are many expectations about the developments of events in the coming hours, but they are all limited to two scenarios. The first is based on the idea that the matter is limited to border skirmishes, and the second is based on the possibility of the war expanding further and the fireball rolling to the point of all-out war.
