The only thing standing in the way of another war between Israel and Lebanon is a political decision by Netanyahu.
Fire and smoke rise at houses in the northern Israeli border town of Metula, hit by Hezbollah shelling, as seen from the Lebanese town of Marjayoun on June 22, 2024. The level of threats between Israel and Hezbollah intensified following last week’s killing by Israel of Hezbollah’s most senior commander since the fighting began. Hezbollah retaliated by firing hundreds of rockets into northern Israel.
For months, the Israel-Hezbollah tit-for-tat was confined to within 5 or 6 miles of the Blue Line, the United Nations-demarcated border between Israel and Lebanon. But the scope of hostilities is getting wider. It’s no longer rare for Israeli airstrikes to hit deep into Lebanon’s interior. On June 10, Israel conducted its deepest strike in Lebanon yet,the next day, which prompted Hezbollah to retaliate with hundreds of rockets into northern Israel.
There is an agreement in sight, but both sides need to ditch maximalism to make room for common sense. Daniel DePetris: A war between Hezbollah and Israel is the last thing the US wants
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