Thursday, September 19, 2024

Israel declares ‘new phase’ of war after Hezbollah pager attacks

(Israel has what they wanted: a new front in their war to keep Bibi and the ultra-Zionists in power and all it took was an overt act of terrorism committed on a foreign country. Israel is a rogue state.)

from RT

Israel is shifting its military strength north to focus on Hezbollah, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said on Wednesday, after thousands of pagers and radios belonging to the Lebanese paramilitary group were detonated in an apparent Israeli operation.

Speaking to troops at the Ramat David Airbase near Haifa, Gallant said that “a new phase” of Israel’s almost year-long war was beginning, this one focused on Hezbollah rather than Hamas.

“The center of gravity is moving north. We are diverting forces, resources, and energy toward the north,” he said, according to a statement published on social media by his office. 

Hezbollah has waged a low-intensity military campaign against Israel since the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) began bombing Gaza almost a year ago. Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah has said that his goal is to tie up Israeli forces near the Israel-Lebanon border in order to prevent their deployment to Gaza, but Israeli officials – including Gallant – have threatened on multiple occasions to launch a major offensive into Lebanon in response.

Less than two months ago, Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz announced that the Jewish state was preparing for “all out war” with Hezbollah, adding that he would “not go into detail” about the “disproportionate” strike that would open such a war...

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