This is a major escalation that could greatly expand the war and drag hezbollah deeper into the war, which was already involved in skirmishes with Israel in Lebanese regions that Israel occupies.

Note: the verbiage of the article is minimizing the focus on Israel, and they spend half the article justifying the attack as “not an attack on Israel” an effort to minimize how much of an escalation this is.

    •  Cyclohexane   ( @cyclohexane@lemmy.ml ) OP
      22•1 year ago

      With the constant attacks from Lebanon into Israel and Lebanon sheltering hamas and hezbollah terrorists is there any benefit in not escalating?

      Lebanon and hezbollah did not attack Israel in occupied Palestine. They have only attacked them in Lebanon territory that Israel occupies, your framing is misinformation and incorrect.

      •  Actuali   ( @Actuali@beehaw.org ) 
        1•1 year ago

        Can you explain a bit about what you mean, please? In December Israel reported Hezbollah attacks from Lebanon on quite a few places near the border but outside the Golan heights, Iqrit, Yiftach, and Shomera as examples. That’s not Lebanese territory, is it?