Israel has significant military potential that could have serious consequences for Lebanon in the event of a conflict, but it is not trying to do so. This statement was made by Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Galant in Washington on Wednesday. Bloomberg.
“We don’t want to get involved in a war because it’s not good for Israel. We have the opportunity to return Lebanon to the Stone Age, but we do not want this,” Galant emphasized in an interview with journalists.
The minister also noted that he discussed with the US administration plans to reorganize the situation in the Gaza Strip after the conflict.
The situation in the Middle East has worsened since thousands of Hamas militants infiltrated Israel from the Gaza Strip on October 7. More than two hundred hostages were captured.
On this day, Hamas launched thousands of rockets into Israel and announced the start of Operation Al Aqsa Flood. In response, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that the country was at war.
Lebanese Shiite organization Hezbollah announced its support for Hamas. Rocket attacks began on Israel and Lebanon from both sides. On the afternoon of October 19, the Israeli army announced that fire was opened from Lebanese territory to the country’s border areas. According to the IDF, numerous anti-tank missiles were fired at Kibbutz Manara.
The existence of the Lebanese Shiite organization Hezbollah is believed to exist will be open to transportation and interaction According to Bloomberg, based on experts, Israel’s Iron Dome missile defense system will be suppressed in the event of a conflict in the Middle East.
Previously in the USA statedThey were not sure they could help Israel in the event of a war with Lebanon.