Israeli air strikes on Lebanon A dramatic escalation after more than 11 months of exchange of fire.
The Washington Post quoted officials and analysts as saying that Israel had opened a “window of opportunity for a possible ground invasion,” something parts of the security establishment had long called for.
Miri Eisen, a former intelligence officer, said: Israeli army And who was briefed on the security deliberations: “The military had been building and reconstructing the plan for years. And every time we got to a place where we were going to do it, there were restrictions.”
“Everything is now ready for the opening phase, the question now is what will happen next,” she added.
He was the Israeli Prime Minister. Benjamin Netanyahu Hesitant to enter into a full-scale confrontation with Hezbollahanalysts say, for fear of fighting on two fronts and getting involved in another costly and inconclusive war in Lebanon.
While these risks remain, there are political advantages to be gained by acting now, observers say: “buying more time to rebuild Netanyahu’s tattered reputation, delaying the formation of a potential commission of inquiry after October 7, and diverting public attention away from the grinding war in Gaza and the difficult conditions of the hostages.”
A poll conducted by the Israel Democracy Institute in August showed that 67 percent of Jewish Israelis believe the country should respond more aggressively to Hezbollah attackswith 47 percent supporting “an attack deep inside Lebanon that would include hitting its infrastructure.”
In recent days, Israel and Hezbollah have been engaged in their fiercest fighting since the 2006 war in Lebanon.
On Tuesday, the Israeli army carried out an air strike on the southern suburb of the Lebanese capital, Beirut, which it said killed the commander of Hezbollah’s missile and rocket system, Ibrahim Muhammad al-Qubaisi.
Hezbollah suffered heavy losses, with many of its top military leaders killed and its communications systems compromised.
Israeli officials said that Israel destroyed a large part of the missile arsenal And the group’s shells during the past few days.
