Statements by Israeli politicians fuel the fear of an escalation of the conflict with the Lebanese Shiite militia HezbollahAccording to the Israeli Kan broadcaster, Nissim Vaturi, a member of parliament for the ruling Likud party, said with regard to a possible war with Lebanon that it was “a matter of days before something develops.” He mentioned four to five days of intensive air strikes followed by a ground offensive as a possible scenario.
Vaturi said the predominantly Shiite The Dahiah district in southern Beirut will then “look like Gaza.” The member of the parliamentary committee for foreign and security policy added: “There is no other way.” He cited the ongoing shelling of northern Israel by Hezbollah as the reason. In order to bring the refugees back to northern Israel, “we have to find a solution.” Hezbollah is not prepared to withdraw from the border fence.
One must enter into an intensive war, “to end this embarrassing game of ping-pong”demanded Vaturi. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu thinks the same. “So it is something that will develop in the next few days.” According to an Israeli representative, Netanyahu has ordered the army to prepare “to change this situation.”
Israeli opposition politician Benny Gantz also According to media reports, during a visit to Washington, he said it was time to reach a decision in the north. If diplomacy fails to achieve this, war is the only solution to enable the residents of the border region to return. “We can achieve this goal, even if it means damage to the state of Lebanon itself. Unfortunately, I see no other way.”
