'I think it's going to be a war that Israel will lose within the first 24 hours,' a former senior Israeli official told Newsweek.
As yet another push for a ceasefire in Gaza appears to stumble, Israel is already preparing to take on an even more powerful foe across the border in Lebanon in a conflict that could bring untold devastation to both countries and prove to be Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's greatest challenge yet.Israeli forces have a lengthy history of fighting Hezbollah, long considered the mightiest and most well-armed of Iran's allies in the Middle East.
'While no official timeline for such an offensive has been announced, one key date that Israeli officials have repeatedly discussed is the beginning of the upcoming school year on September 1.Doron Avital, a former commander of the IDF's elite Sayerat Matkal unit who has experience conducting and overseeing past operations in Lebanon, also referenced this date.
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