Israel Signals Shift in Focus to Lebanon Border

Published on June 25, 2024

With Israel gaining most of its objectives against Hamas in Gaza, it’s sending signs an offensive against Hezbollah in Lebanon will follow. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a TV interview on June 23 that the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) was close to completing its ground offensive into Rafah in southern Gaza. While the Hamas war wouldn’t be over, he said, Israel would need fewer troops there, freeing them up to fight Hezbollah. Mr. Netanyahu faces pressure from every side. Israel has endured months of steady rocket and drone attacks from Hezbollah, which experts say has more than 100,000 missiles....

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