Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a ceremony in memory of Zeev Jabotinsky, founder of the revisionist Zionist movement, at the Mount Herzl military cemetery in Jerusalem, Aug. 4, 2024. (Credit: Naama Grynbaum/AFP)
For the past 20 days, the Israeli population has watched its Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accumulate tactical victories in Lebanon. In less than a month, Israel conducted two waves of deadly explosions, detonating pagers and walkie-talkies used by Hezbollah members. It stepped up its bombardment campaign in southern Lebanon, carried out large-scale strikes in the Bekaa Valley and Beirut’s southern suburbs, targeted the capital’s heart, stripped the group of its military command, assassinated its leader, Hassan Nasrallah, and claimed that it also killed his potential successor, Hashem Safieddine.This offensive mainly targeted Hezbollah, despite the large death toll among civilians with over 2,000 people killed in Lebanon since Hezbollah opened a “support front” for Gaza on Oct. 8, 2023. But for Israelis, this offensive enhanced...
For the past 20 days, the Israeli population has watched its Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accumulate tactical victories in Lebanon. In less than a month, Israel conducted two waves of deadly explosions, detonating pagers and walkie-talkies used by Hezbollah members. It stepped up its bombardment campaign in southern Lebanon, carried out large-scale strikes in the Bekaa Valley and Beirut’s southern suburbs, targeted the capital’s heart, stripped the group of its military command, assassinated its leader, Hassan Nasrallah, and claimed that it also killed his potential successor, Hashem Safieddine.This offensive mainly targeted Hezbollah, despite the large death toll among civilians with over 2,000 people killed in Lebanon since Hezbollah opened a “support front” for Gaza on Oct. 8, 2023. But for Israelis, this offensive...