BRINK OF A REGIONAL WAR
Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant on Tuesday declared a “new phase” within the battle in opposition to regional Islamist teams, saying troops might be diverted to the Lebanese border.
Prof Gelvin mentioned that apart from securing the border, Israel seemingly desires to destroy Hezbollah’s missile capabilities to place a cease to fixed rocket assaults.
Hezbollah has been launching near-daily rockets and drones on northern Israel since Oct 8 final 12 months, in solidarity with Hamas, a day after the latter’s unprecedented incursion into Israel ignited the present battle.
Dr Mayroz mentioned it might be “loopy” to escalate the scenario. He identified that whereas Hezbollah’s communication networks could have been crippled by the pager blasts, its aerial arsenal has not.
“Hezbollah’s army functionality, particularly by guided missiles – (some say) over 100,000 of them – has not been crippled. It is anybody’s guess how lengthy it’ll take for Hezbollah to react, however such a response might be coming,” he informed CNA938.
