Israel says halting Hezbollah attacks is now a war goal as officials warn of a wider operation
- Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has expanded the country's war goals to include the safe return of residents from northern regions impacted by conflict.
- Netanyahu's office stated that the political-security cabinet updated the war's objectives to prioritize this return.
- Tens of thousands of people remain displaced due to ongoing fighting with Hezbollah, according to reports.
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Push to return north Israel residents risks inflaming tension
Israel said enabling residents displaced by Hezbollah attacks to return home is now a formal war objective, a signal the country is considering an all-out offensive against the Lebanese militant group.
The return of the 60,000 Israelis evacuated to the northern border was assumed as an official war objective. The defense minister points to an escalation with Lebanon as “the only possible solution”.
The possibility of reconciliation between Israel and Hezbollah is decreasing.
Israel now officially has a new war goal: major military operation against Hezbollah one step closer
From now on, it is Israel's official war goal: the safe return of residents to their homes in the north, near the Lebanese border. The government is now also convinced that there is only one way to achieve that goal: a major military operation against Hezbollah.
Israel adds halting Hezbollah attacks to war goals and considers wider operation
Israel said Tuesday that halting Hezbollah’s attacks in the country’s north to allow residents to return to their homes is now an official war goal, as it considers a wider military operation in Lebanon that could ignite an all-out conflict. Israeli officials have repeatedly threatened to take heavier military action to halt the near-daily attacks, which began shortly after the outbreak of the nearly yearlong Israel-Hamas war in Gaza. Israel ha…
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