Escalation of cross-border exchanges and rhetoric bring Israel and Hezbollah to the brink
An Israeli soldier close to the northern border with Lebanon. Hezbollah says Israeli strikes have killed about 300 of its fighters and dozens of Lebanese civilians “Prepare for more difficult days,” said Mr Gantz, a former general and defence minister, according to Israeli media. “This could lead to war.”, promised a “very intense operation” on a visit to the north on Wednesday.
“Although there is internal pressure to go all out against Hezbollah, Israel will not escalate operations in Lebanon more than absolutely necessary,” he said. “Israel will try to avoid a full scale war on two fronts. Michael Young, senior editor at the Carnegie Middle East Center based in Lebanese capital Beirut, said a war can still be avoided and both sides may have an eye to a resolution.
“We don’t have a large concentration of Israeli forces on the northern border, and I don’t get a sense that the Israelis are preparing for an imminent invasion of south Lebanon,” he said.
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