Israel is embarking on a maximum pressure strategy in Lebanon as it has done in Gaza, hoping that it will succeed in forcing a surrender by the resistance in the former where it has failed in the latter.
According to Amos Harel, an analyst for Israel’s Haaretz newspaper, that country’s intensive airstrikes in Lebanon “looks like a pressure campaign to impose a speedy agreement.”
Israeli media reported on Friday that “a senior Israeli security official” told the families of Israelis being held captive in Gaza that the military will be fighting in Lebanon for another two or three weeks, with the goal “to reach a diplomatic agreement with Hizballah that would allow Israel to secure a hostage deal.”
The strategy is backed by the US, which has provided unconditional support for Israel during its genocide of the Palestinian people, particularly in Gaza, and now for its military offensive in Lebanon. ….more
