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The risk of war on the border between Israel and Lebanon has become “higher” than ever, Israeli army chief Herzey Halevi said. This is expected to happen in the next few months.
The Israeli military official's statements come within a series of warnings issued periodically by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant to Lebanon in general and Hezbollah in particular. is safe and the party's fighters stop bombing Israeli bases and cities across the country.
The U.S. has been making diplomatic efforts for some time to avoid an outbreak of war between Hezbollah and Israel, led by U.S. Special Envoy to Lebanon Amos Hochstein, who presented two pronged ideas in Beirut a week ago.
The first was to withdraw the party's militants to a distance of seven kilometers from the border. This is largely in response to Israel's public demand to move within 30 kilometers of the Litani River, according to a United Nations resolution issued in 2006. Second, working with Israel to reduce cross-border hostilities between the two countries. Low-intensity operations in the Gaza Strip.
However, Hezbollah rejected both ideas outright, describing them as unrealistic. The party has always rejected the idea of laying down arms or withdrawing its fighters from the border region, as most of its fighters originally came from it and live there even in times of peace. At the same time, Hezbollah expressed its openness to any other proposals put forward by US diplomacy, which avoids the outbreak of an all-out war.
Now it seems that the party is in no rush to reach an agreement. He believes his cross-border attacks have put pressure on Israeli forces and forced 80,000 Israelis in border areas to flee their homes. His position is based on continuing to fire rockets until a comprehensive cease-fire occurs in the Gaza Strip. After that, the party may be willing to discuss the idea of reaching an agreement through Lebanese mediators on the disputed border areas.
This position contrasts with US Ambassador Hoxtein's statement in Beirut last week that he was seeking a solution that would allow all people in Lebanon and Israel to live in guaranteed security. A better future.” He identifies the US official and those behind him. President Joe Biden's administration “lives on guaranteed security” along the border between Israel and Lebanon.
According to these reports, the positions of the two parties – Hezbollah on the one hand and Israel and the United States on the other – seem to be on irreconcilable opposite sides in the current situation, especially since Hezbollah is conditional. Israel does not appear to be considering the option of a cease-fire in the Gaza Strip if a cessation of missile launches into Israel would result in a complete cessation of military operations in Gaza.
In response to the Israeli threat of open war on Lebanon, Hezbollah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah said in a January 15 speech, “We are ready for war, we will not fear it, we will not fear it. We will not hesitate in it, we will accept it, we will fight it without a roof, without a roof.” ” Limitless controls.
• Why is Israel now expecting fighting on the Lebanese border?
•Is War Possible on the Lebanon Front?
Why Is Hezbollah Rejecting US Proposals?
•Why does the party link the cease-fire with Israel to the end of the war in Gaza?
•What would be the consequences of an open war between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon?
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