Rescuers rush to the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted the village of Abbassieh in southern Lebanon on Sept. 24, 2024. (Credit: Kawnat Haju/AFP)
This is the third war on Lebanese soil. That’s how the Israelis perceive it. But it’s a war with new methods. The Israeli plan is quite clear: the army is progressing by widening and intensifying its actions, now targeting residential areas, and pressuring Hezbollah by having its popular base pay the price of war.In parallel with this gradual and expansive escalation, Israel is leaving room for diplomacy. Only with the single objective of getting Hezbollah to give in to all its conditions and stop the fighting, and to disengage the Lebanese front from the Gaza front, eventually withdrawing to the north of the Litani River. This is why Israel is stepping up its strikes while sending messages about the need to force Hezbollah to back down and make concessions. For Hezbollah, the situation is totally different now. After a week marked by...
This is the third war on Lebanese soil. That’s how the Israelis perceive it. But it’s a war with new methods. The Israeli plan is quite clear: the army is progressing by widening and intensifying its actions, now targeting residential areas, and pressuring Hezbollah by having its popular base pay the price of war.In parallel with this gradual and expansive escalation, Israel is leaving room for diplomacy. Only with the single objective of getting Hezbollah to give in to all its conditions and stop the fighting, and to disengage the Lebanese front from the Gaza front, eventually withdrawing to the north of the Litani River. This is why Israel is stepping up its strikes while sending messages about the need to force Hezbollah to back down and make concessions. For Hezbollah, the situation is totally different now. After a week marked...
