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Israel/Zionism See other Israel/Zionism Articles Title: Israel’s Third Lebanon War is underway: What you need to know Israel’s Third Lebanon War is underway: What you need to know Israel seems determined to decisively tackle Hezbollah, even in face of potentially steep costs, to enable return of northern residents to their homes, create long-term stability By BEN SALES 1 October 2024, 2:16 pm Defense Minister Yoav Gallant speaks with troops in northern Israel, September 30, 2024. (Ariel Hermoni/ Defense Ministry) JTA — Fighting is underway between Israeli troops and Hezbollah fighters along the Israel-Lebanon border, and the IDF has begun a limited ground incursion. What is yet unclear: How many will fight, how long they will stay there, how many people will be killed and whether the blazing conflict between Hezbollah and Israel, after a year of bloodshed, will cross the tipping point into a broader regional conflict. Also unclear is what it will take to secure Israel’s north enough that civilians who have been evacuated from the region for a year can safely return. What is clear is that Israel seems intent on striking a decisive blow against a terror group that has, for decades, posed a formidable threat — even in the face of potentially steep costs. Over the past year, Hezbollah has rained missiles on Israel on a near- daily basis, with Israel returning fire. For most of that time, the conflict seemed like a sideshow compared to the focus of Israel’s military campaign: the grueling war against Hamas in Gaza. But over the past two weeks things have changed: Israel has killed Hezbollah’s leader and many of his deputies; killed many key figures in the terror group’s elite Radwan Force; depleted the terror group’s missile stock; and girded its own population for yet another war on its border. Israelis appear to support a war in Lebanon. But previous incursions into the country have had inconclusive results and cost Israel in terms of soldiers’ lives and international standing. Here’s what to know about Israel’s incipient Third Lebanon War. Post Comment Private Reply Ignore Thread
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