The Lebanese "Hezbollah" announced today, Thursday, that it "carried out two attacks against Israeli military sites and settlements off the Lebanese border." The party said, in a statement, that it "bombed the Gorn and Shlomi colonies, in response to the Naqoura and Tair Harfa massacres and the attacks on medical teams." Pointing out that his forces “bombed with artillery the headquarters of the newly created Liman Battalion in the Western Galilee, northern Israel.” The Israeli Channel 12 reported, earlier today, that “at least 11 missiles were intercepted towards the town of Shlomi in the Western Galilee, northern Israel, out of 20 missiles.” It was launched from Lebanon,” confirming that the Israeli army responded by bombing the launch sites. This comes the day after a number of deaths and injuries occurred in the town of Al-Habbariyeh, south of Lebanon, as a result of an Israeli air strike on a medical center in the town. Observers said that the escalation between Israel and “Hezbollah” It is still within the established rules of engagement, in what could be a kind of pressure to improve the Israeli negotiating conditions. A settlement is near. Lebanese civil activist Osama Wehbe considered that there are ongoing efforts to reach an agreement between Israel and Hezbollah, and the visit of the party’s security official to the Emirates is related to this issue. In addition to Arab and international efforts being made to spare Lebanon and Israel from this war, which will be devastating for both parties. According to what he told Sputnik, each party knows that its current situation is not conducive to waging a war of this kind, as the situation of the Lebanese people is unbearable, and Israel is drowning. In the sands of Gaza, it cannot open an additional front, and it cannot tolerate this matter. He continued: “The closer an agreement or settlement approaches, the more field actions and attacks escalate in order for Israel to impose its conditions on Lebanon and Hezbollah, and we in Lebanon have long experience in this field, especially wars.” Which was waged against Israel, and there is pressure in the field, politics, and international pressure, in order to improve Israel’s conditions in the agreement to be concluded with Lebanon, which is embodied in establishing a demilitarized border strip between Israel and Lebanon, and Hezbollah withdraws to a depth of 10 kilometers or to the north of the Litani.” He believes that the escalation is still within the rules of engagement because Hezbollah is still responding within the border strip at a depth of 5 to 7 kilometers, and has not bombed Haifa or Tel Aviv, although it is capable of doing so. He said that Israel has violated the rules more than once and in many cases. The raids, but Lebanese Hezbollah is still adhering to the rules in order to spare Lebanon from a war that will be devastating and more violent than the 2006 war. Part of the pressure. In turn, Sarkis Abu Zeid, a Lebanese political analyst, considered that the tension in southern Lebanon between Israel and the Lebanese resistance is increasing, and there is a possibility It is significant for expanding the front, but it is linked to several developments. According to what he told Sputnik, this escalation coincides with the last hours negotiations on a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, and it has not yet been decided, and the escalation may be for pressure to improve the conditions of the Israeli negotiators. He continued: “ On the other hand, there is a possibility that during the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, the southern front will remain open, because Netanyahu needs to keep the war continuing in order to control the situation in Israel, especially since the opposition voices are increasing, and he wants to maintain a state of tension to control hostile movements, which condemn "His movements."Abu Zeid believes that there is a possibility of expanding the front, but within certain conditions, red lines drawn, and possible containment, while the war could also expand and get out of control, but it is an unlikely possibility, while the escalation can be considered part of the pressures that accompany the ongoing negotiations in Gaza, which It may include the Lebanese arena.” The Lebanese Foreign Ministry announced that 22 complaints had been filed against Israel with the Secretary-General of the United Nations and the President of the Security Council since the start of the Israeli attacks last October. The Lebanese Foreign Ministry said, in a statement, that “Lebanon has documented, through these complaints, violations Israel adopted UN Security Council Resolution 1701, and urged the members of the Security Council collectively to condemn these attacks, and called on them to curb Israel’s violations of Lebanese sovereignty and prevent the outbreak of a large-scale regional war. Tensions continue along the entire 120-kilometre southern Lebanese border between the Israeli army and Hezbollah. Hezbollah targets Israeli military sites distributed in three sectors: western, central and eastern, from Ras al-Naqoura to the al-Mari area on the border with Syria. For its part, Israel targets the party’s sites in southern Lebanon and the areas adjacent to the border. Israeli military operations in the Gaza Strip are still continuing. Since October 7, 2023, when the Hamas movement, which controls the Gaza Strip, announced the start of Operation “Al-Aqsa Flood,” fired thousands of rockets from Gaza at Israel, and its forces stormed Israeli towns adjacent to the Gaza Strip, causing the death of about 1,200 Israelis, the majority of whom were settlers. , in addition to capturing about 250 others. Israel responded by officially declaring war on the Gaza Strip, beginning with devastating bombing and then ground military operations inside the Strip, which have so far resulted in the deaths of more than 32,000 and the injury of about 75,000 Palestinians.Israel responded by officially declaring war on the Gaza Strip, starting with devastating bombing and then ground military operations inside the Strip, which have so far resulted in the deaths of more than 32,000 and the injury of about 75,000 Palestinians.Israel responded by officially declaring war on the Gaza Strip, starting with devastating bombing and then ground military operations inside the Strip, which have so far resulted in the deaths of more than 32,000 and the injury of about 75,000 Palestinians.
Increasing Israeli bombing of southern Lebanon... expanding the war or improving the conditions for negotiation?
2024-03-28T18:51:32.818Z
Highlights: Increasing Israeli bombing of southern Lebanon... expanding the war or improving the conditions for negotiation?. Observers said that the escalation between Israel and “Hezbollah’ It is still within the established rules of engagement, in what could be a kind of pressure to improve the Israeli negotiating conditions. A settlement is near. There is a possibility that during the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, the southern front will remain open, because Netanyahu needs to keep the war continuing in order to control the situation in Israel.
With talk of the nearness of reaching a settlement and a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, Israeli pressure on the Lebanese front is increasing, as it intensifies its air strikes, while Hezbollah does not stop responding with similar bombing.
Source: sputnik