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'Israel' lost the war on the northern front: MK Lieberman

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  • Source: Agencies
  • 18 Nov 2023 23:01
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Israeli Knesset member Avigdor Lieberman says the Israeli government lost the war in the north as settlers continue to flee the homes they had occupied for years.

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  • Israeli police investigate the scene of a rocket attack from Lebanon in 'Kiryat Shmona', northern occupied Palestine, Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023 (AP)
    Israeli police investigate the scene of a rocket attack from Lebanon in 'Kiryat Shmona', northern occupied Palestine, Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023 (AP)

The Israeli government has lost the war in the north, Israeli occupation Knesset Member and former Security Minister Avigdor Lieberman said on Saturday.

"Hezbollah will continue to use the northern front until it sees a change in the Gaza Strip," Channel 13 Arab affairs commentator Hizki Simanto said.

"There is no change in Gaza, and Yahya Sinwar has not been eliminated, and Israel is not stepping up to the task of completely eliminating Hamas," the Israeli journalist said.

"The danger of eliminating Hamas, solving it, and removing it from the axis of Hamas, Iran, Hezbollah, and Syria is not on the agenda," Semantov added.

He also warned that "what is happening on the northern borders and in the towns along the confrontation line and the northern towns is an intolerable situation; no one lives there, and no one wants to return there. This is an achievement for Hezbollah."

Additionally, Israeli Likud Knesset member Tali Gottlieb said: "Hezbollah is not deterred; it mocks us and attacks us whenever it deems appropriate."

The failures of the Israeli occupation are not only on the military front, for it was revealed on Friday that the Israeli security establishment was considering the possibility of reducing the number of reservist soldiers and demobilizing some of them. 

Israeli media explained that this comes in the aftermath of "the damage their absence from their homes and workplaces has caused to the economy."

Settlers abandoning their homes

Israeli settlers are leaving their homes in the Gaza envelope and northern occupied Palestine due to their fear of the Resistance on both fronts, with a massive wave of displacement taking place in a way that has destabilized the already unstable economy.

A difficult political discussion in "Israel" has been sparked by the mounting financial cost of the war on Gaza, which will pose challenges to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his Finance Minister, Bezalel Smotrich.

The Israeli occupation has been overspending on everything from weapons to paying the hundreds of thousands of reservists it called up. In addition, declining household spending and tourism are contributing to a decline in fiscal income.

A dispute about payments to ultra-orthodox schools and other causes supported by right-wing members of Netanyahu's ruling coalition has arisen as a result of the strain on other budgets like religious schools in the occupation.

The Israeli regime has successfully raised approximately 30 billion shekels ($7.8 billion) in debt since the start of its aggression on Gaza, as reported by the Finance Ministry on Monday.

Out of the total amount, around 16 billion shekels were raised through dollar-denominated debt in international markets, highlighting the Israeli occupation's efforts to seek financial support on a global scale.

In addition to this, the Finance Ministry conducted a weekly bond auction in the local market, resulting in the acquisition of an additional 3.7 billion shekels.

Due to the prolonged aggression on Gaza, "Israel's" economy is predicted to contract by around 1% this year, and the country's debt to GDP ratio is predicted to surpass 65%, central bank governor Amir Yaron stated on Thursday.

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