Tensions between Hezbollah and Israel have flared once again, with warnings of war returning to the forefront as Israeli military operations intensify in the south. This escalation follows a period of alternating calm and conflict, underscored by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s latest declaration that he has instructed the military to “prepare to change the situation in the North.”Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, who is removed from his extremist views, also echoed these warlike sentiments, urging the government and military to take the initiative and launch an offensive against Lebanon. His statement, reported by Middle East Observer, suggested the aim of forcing northern Israeli residents back to safety. “No agreement is worth the paper it’s written on,” Smotrich added, reflecting a growing belief within Israeli...