Buildings destroyed by Israeli bombings in the village of Kfar Kila. (Credit: Mohammad Yassin/L'Orient-Le Jour)
It is now clear that Israel does not intend to withdraw anytime soon from the positions it still occupies in southern Lebanon. The Israelis are increasingly leaking information about alleged U.S. guarantees they have obtained to remain there. They are justifying their continued presence with Lebanon’s alleged failure to comply with the cease-fire agreement and the lack of a full deployment of the Lebanese Army across Southern Lebanon, including Hezbollah’s positions and areas.At the same time, Israel continues its targeted assassinations, the latest of which took place on Tuesday, targeting a member of the Radwan force in the town of Reshknanay, near Sour. Through this strategy, Israel aims to demonstrate that Hezbollah’s leaders and fighters continue to move freely in southern Lebanon, using this as a pretext to maintain its...
It is now clear that Israel does not intend to withdraw anytime soon from the positions it still occupies in southern Lebanon. The Israelis are increasingly leaking information about alleged U.S. guarantees they have obtained to remain there. They are justifying their continued presence with Lebanon’s alleged failure to comply with the cease-fire agreement and the lack of a full deployment of the Lebanese Army across Southern Lebanon, including Hezbollah’s positions and areas.At the same time, Israel continues its targeted assassinations, the latest of which took place on Tuesday, targeting a member of the Radwan force in the town of Reshknanay, near Sour. Through this strategy, Israel aims to demonstrate that Hezbollah’s leaders and fighters continue to move freely in southern Lebanon, using this as a pretext to maintain its...