The prospect of an all-out war between Israel and Lebanon reached new heights on July 3 after the Israeli army assassinated senior Hezbollah commander, Taleb Abdullah, outside Tyre.
Encouraged by the news that the US cannot prevent Israel from attacking Lebanon and will assist in its ‘defence’, Israel appears to be doubling down on its pledge to “bomb Lebanon back to the stone age.”
No wonder Israel feels so emboldened, it continues to enjoy blanket US support and weapons despite Washington publicly losing control over Netanyahu.
Iran, for their part, said Israel would face an “obliterating war” if Israel attacked Lebanon, ending Hezbollah’s so-called rules of engagement. “If war were imposed on us, we would fight with no rules, no discipline, and no limits,” said Hezbollah Secretary General Hasan Nasrallah. A clear indication, if any more is needed, of the regional consequences total war will bring. …more
