'Israel' has 'sticks and stones' to fight Hezbollah without US support
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Israeli media warns that the center of the entity would witness an unprecedented scenario if it entered a war with Hezbollah.
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A Hezbollah Resistance fighter firing a guided anti-tank missile toward an Israeli military target in northern occuppied Palestine in November 2023 (Hezbollah military media)
Israeli media outlets said on Sunday that without the support of the United States, the war with Hezbollah would be fought with "sticks and stones."
Amnon Abramovich, a political analyst for Israeli Channel 12, stated, "I don't want to violate censorship laws, but if Hezbollah initiates a war against us, which was prevented by US President Joe Biden, we would be forced to fight Hezbollah with sticks and stones."
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In a related context, Dana Weiss, a political commentator on Channel 12, commented on the northern front, saying, "If we enter a battle in the north, we will witness a scenario that we have not seen before, and the one who will pay the price is the internal front in the heart of Gush Dan (comprising the Tel Aviv and central regions)."
Weiss added that engaging in a battle in the north "would lead to strategic repercussions, and although Israel would emerge from such a battle stronger, it would be extremely difficult." She also recalled citing earlier reports that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was very concerned about the scenario of opening a war on the northern front.
Yesterday, Saturday, Moshe Dovidovich, the head of the "Mateh Asher" regional council, criticized the current situation in the northern settlements, affirming that the real problem facing the Israeli government is in the north, and its most dangerous enemy is Hezbollah.
The problem in the north is complicated, as acknowledged by former Israeli "National Security Council" Chairman Giora Eiland, and the entity is at a strategic loss as long as the northern settlers cannot return to their residences.
Quarter-million settlers fled northern settlements
For more than 80 days, the northern settlements have been on edge: anticipating an imminent war, the outlet reported. They dread the war because they understand the tremendous risks that it holds, especially after witnessing the Al-Aqsa Flood operation launched by the Palestinian Resistance in Gaza.
The Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday that the number of Israelis who evacuated northern occupied Palestine as a result of Hezbollah's operations has exceeded 230,000.
Israeli media said that fears are mounting among settlers in the north as the Resistance in Lebanon continues to carry out daily operations with no signs that it is deterred by any actions the occupation army is taking.
Israelis are in no position to impose choices
Earlier today, the Deputy Secretary General of Hezbollah said that the Israeli occupation cannot forcibly implement the safe return of Israeli settlers to northern occupied territories, near the Palestinian-Lebanese border.
Sheikh Naim Qassem's remark came after stressing that "It is no longer possible to go back" to the period before the Palestinian Resistance's Al-Aqsa Flood operation.
"Israel presents numerous proposals concerning northern occupied Palestine and southern Lebanon," he revealed, explaining that the entity is attempting to convey that it possesses" the choice "to facilitate the safe return of to the north."
"Israel" has nothing to gain from carrying on or halting "the conflict" in the north, he said, pointing out that the Israeli authorities must first cease the war on Gaza, for the Resistance in Lebanon to stop its attacks on Israeli positions.
In his closing statement, the top official reiterated that Hezbollah's "Duty to put an end to the Israeli entity and its continued violation of sanctities."
