The Israeli army threatens to assassinate Nasrallah

Kifah Zaboun wrote in Asharq Al-Awsat:

Israel decided to put pressure on Lebanon’s Hezbollah with new “preemptive” attacks, to push it to agree to a settlement in the north that would bring the population back to their homes, or engage in a full-scale war, giving note that it would go in. an all-out war would mean the assassination of Hassan Nasrallah, Hezbollah’s year, after two-thirds of the party’s top leadership had been assassinated.

An Israeli source told the newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth that Israel decided, in the new phase it started (as it returned the inhabitants of the north to their homes safely among objectives of the war), continue to hit Hezbollah, saying: “There are no red lines, and the only goal now is to return.”

The Israeli threats followed the assassination of the party’s senior military officer, Ibrahim Aqeel, along with several members of the “Radwan Force,” in a strike targeting them in the southern suburbs.

Israel’s message: The rules of the game have changed
Israeli media confirmed that Aqil’s murder was a clear message to the party that the war of rebirth has ended and that the rules of the game have changed.

Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper said that after 11 months, they have moved in Israel to a new level, and they are urging Hezbollah more and more to agree to the settlement. She said: “Hezbollah can respond strongly, and even use tools that it has not used yet.” But in Israel they are ready, even for a ground movement in Lebanon. The Chief of Staff met with the leadership of the northern region and he spoke to department heads and field commanders preparing for such a step.” According to the newspaper, “Israel is ready for war outside, and the member is inside (Hezbollah’s), and Israel is still giving Nasrallah a chance to respond to the American mediation proposal.”

Nasrallah’s choices: compromise…or war
She said that today Israel is pursuing a policy that pushes Hezbollah more and more into a corner from which Nasrallah will come out through two paths: the path of negotiation and settlement (without making it dependent on a rest stop in the Gaza Strip), or the route. of war (limited or extensive, depending on Hezbollah’s behavior). Channel 13 confirmed that Israel will not stop the attacks from now on, as long as the group (Hezbollah) continues to connect the northern front with the southern front (Gaza Strip), and in the in this context it is expected that the assassination of senior officials will be killed. continue

The “Walla” website said that the recent assassination was aimed at clarifying to Nasrallah that Israel is determined to go to great lengths to achieve peace, to achieve the goal of the war (to return the inhabitants of the north safely to their homes), and To achieve this goal, “Hezbollah” must stop. He related what happened to him in Gaza. war

“Drama” conversations.
The leaks, which were covered by most of the Israeli media, and which usually come from high political and military levels, were published after talks held by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with the -his senior military and security leaders, after the assassination of Aqeel, and it was described in Israel as “dramatic and important.” Yedioth Ahronoth said that Netanyahu held consultations with the aim of preparing on the defensive level, but also on the offensive level. Kan channel said that the discussion included taking other measures in the northern area. Kan confirmed that Israel decided last week to forcefully turn the tables and move to the initiative, after it was confirmed that an agreement in Gaza seemed out of reach, and therefore he preferred to separate the Lebanese front from the Gaza front.

A tense call between Netanyahu and Macron
Israel’s determination to continue fighting Hezbollah was reinforced by a tense call between Netanyahu and French President Emmanuel Macron.

Channel 12 reported that Macron had a tense conversation with Netanyahu, which was confirmed by Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper. Macron accused Netanyahu of pushing the region to war, and that Israel must take a diplomatic path, saying that now is the right time to show leadership and responsibility, to which Netanyahu replied: “Instead of putting pressure upon us, it is time for you to put pressure and talk to (Hezbollah). “We will return our residents to their homes, and this is a decision we made this week and we will implement it.”

Nasrallah is on the hit list
Israel raised the threat level on Saturday, through a photo broadcast by the Israeli army saying that Nasrallah was at the top of the assassination list.

The army released a “poster” it said was for Hezbollah’s military leadership chain, which included pictures of 9 people, 6 of whom were killed, including Ibrahim Aqeel and senior leader Fouad Shukr, while 3 were still on the assassination list: Nasrallah and Ali Karaki. The Walla website stated that Israel’s intention is to force Hezbollah to settle and prevent an all-out war But, if such a war breaks out, Nasrallah will be in the crosshairs.