Lebanon fears dangerous new phase in Hezbollah-Israel fighting
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| The rocket strike on Majdal Shams on Saturday killed 12 people |
Since October, the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah, a powerful Iranian-backed militia in Lebanon, has killed hundreds of people every day and displaced tens of thousands of people on both sides, raising fear that violent groups may turn. into full-scale combat. As the attacks and blockades continue, it seems they are trying to avoid a major conflict. But boldness is always dangerous, and Saturday's attack on the Druze village of Majdal Shams in the Israeli-held Golan Heights may have been just that.
Israel has accused Hezbollah of carrying out a soccer match attack that killed at least 12 people, including children, in the deadliest attack of the current conflict and has vowed to respond.
"Israel will not tolerate this deadly attack," Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a statement from his office. "Hezbollah will pay a huge price that it has not paid yet."
Hezbollah denied responsibility for the attack.
But before the extent of the bombing was revealed, the group said they had fired on the Hermon Brigade with Iranian-made Falaq missiles, which was one of many killings that day. The site, located on the slopes of Mount Hemon, is about three kilometers (two kilometers) from where the explosion occurred, making it possible that the missile missed its target.
Israeli army spokesman Daniel Hagari said intelligence indicated that Hezbollah in Lebanon carried out the attack and called the group's denial "false."
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken added that "everything that shows is that Hezbollah fired the bomb" and that the United States stands by "Israel's right to protect its citizens against terrorist attacks."
Lebanon is concerned about Israel's possible reaction.
Funerals for those killed in Majdal Shams have taken place
Israeli authorities have repeatedly described the group's attacks as unacceptable and are under increasing pressure to take action to repatriate those displaced from the northern region. Military officials have said that the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF), which are still carrying out major operations against Hamas in Gaza, are ready to attack Hezbollah, although no specifics have been given. Hassan Nasrallah, the long-time leader of Hezbollah, has repeatedly said that the group does not want an all-out war with Israel, but is ready for one. Last month, he said the group had surrendered some of its weapons and warned Israelis that any war would be waged "with or without law." A major operation against the group could lead to the involvement of the Iranian military in support of others in the region that Tehran calls the "Axis of Resistance." Every war has a negative impact on both countries, but especially on Lebanon, which has been in continuous crisis for more than half a year. The economy has collapsed, about 80% of the population is poor, and political conflict has stalled presidential elections for almost two years. The government has limited, if any, influence on Hezbollah, which, like Hamas, is designated a terrorist organization by the UK, US and others. But total war is not inevitable. Foreign diplomats have tried to stop the large-scale fighting, and Lebanese Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib told the alkhabrfdakika that authorities are asking Hezbollah not to retaliate. The spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Israel Oren Marmorstein said that "the only way" to prevent conflict is to implement the UN resolution 1701, which was adopted in 2006 to end the war. The article includes the withdrawal of armed groups from southern Lebanon, between the Litani River and the Blue Line, Israel's unofficial border, but this has not been fully implemented. As Mr. According to Marmorstein, this is the "last moment" to avoid a political war.
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