Boom & KaBoom. A Hezbollah 2-fer
And the Christian minority has set up blockades to protect their neighborhoods from Hezbollah "refugees" trying to come into their areas. The Lebanese Army is now deployed to prevent violence between the Maronite Christians and the terrorists and others who are trying to seek refuge in the safe areas.
And the Hezbollah propagandists are now targets. They are false media.
Is there a 'last chance' for peace?
Based on the actions of Hezbollah, it does not seem like there is a chance for peace.
Hezbollah, despite their vastly diminished leadership seem intent on taking on the ground forces of Israel. Probably a fatal flaw in the thinking of Hezbollah. One theory is that Iran is throwing Hezbollah under the bus, sacrificing them for the "greater good" in some way that I cannot comprehend. Basically Iran may be telling Hezbollah to take the hit, no matter the cost. I suppose if Iran enters the fray, then Israel will attack the Iranian Nuclear facilities, power grids, infrastructure. But if Iran can convince Hezbollah to "take the hit" then Iran is spared, at least temporarily?
FULL STORY AT THE LINK BELOW:
As detailed by Lazar Berman, in an article in the 'Times of Israel', "With his massive airstrikes on Hezbollah missiles, Netanyahu is still trying to get the terrorist group to hold its fire after 11 months. If it doesn't, war (i.e., ground invasion) seems the only option."
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Last chance to avert war in Lebanon
As detailed by Lazar Berman in an article in The Times of Israel, "With massive airstrikes on Hezbollah’s missiles, Netanyahu is still trying to get the terror group to hold its fire after 11 months. If it doesn’t, war [i.e. a ground invasion] seems the only option."
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Image of Beirut after an Israeli aerial attack.CHINE NOUVELLE / SIPA / Cordon Press
Right after Hamas perpetrated one of the most savage pogroms in history on Oct. 7 of last year, Iran's puppet, terrorist group Hezbollah, began an unprovoked bombing campaign against Israel, to which Jerusalem avoided a forceful response, until today.
Despite being forced to evacuate tens of thousands of Israelis from the north of the country indefinitely due to these attacks, Netanyahu's government has generally attempted to limit its response to localized, moderate attacks in southern Lebanon.
This policy, motivated both by the need to focus on operations against Hamas and to meet Washington's containment demands, has earned Netanyahu rebuke from a multitude of Israelis. And they are not without reason; the prime minister's critics on this issue consider it unacceptable to get used to the displacement of a significant part of the population due to the sustained terrorist action of a hostile militia.
Israel's success in disrupting Hezbollah's communications system
In an operation thoroughly prepared for years, Jerusalem succeeded last week in disrupting Hezbollah's communications system by exploding their pagers. The group had believed it was protecting itself from Israel spying on their phones by downgrading to this technology. Thousands of militia members important enough to have received one of these devices were injured in the blasts, including the Iranian ambassador. Several dozen were killed in the explosions, which were repeated a day later with walkie talkies used by the terrorists.
Without ruling out some collateral damage, it is hard to imagine a cleaner way to eliminate a significant number of terrorists whose identity was effectively confirmed by their own bosses when they were deemed worthy of receiving one of these devices. And despite this, as we are accustomed to seeing, many in the international community, including the secretary general of the United Nations and the government of Spain, once again condemned the Israeli operation as an excessive and criminal act.
.... story continues at link above ^^^