{"id":109534,"date":"2024-10-02T13:43:50","date_gmt":"2024-10-02T06:43:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=109534"},"modified":"2024-10-02T13:43:50","modified_gmt":"2024-10-02T06:43:50","slug":"israels-limited-localized-invasion-of-lebanon-is-sparking-regional-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=109534","title":{"rendered":"Israel\u2019s \u201cLimited, Localized\u201d Invasion of Lebanon Is Sparking Regional War"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"has-underline\">After nearly a<\/span> year of unrelenting attacks in Gaza, Israel further escalated and expanded its war by invading Lebanon late Monday. Iran responded the following evening by launching ballistic missiles into Tel Aviv, stoking fears that the region is on the precipice of an even broader war.<\/p>\n<p>The Israeli military has tried repeatedly to minimize the perceived scope of its attacks, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/IDF\/status\/1840890054819864776\">describing<\/a> its ongoing invasion of Lebanon as \u201climited, localized, and targeted ground raids\u201d against Hezbollah. Such semantics are also in play in the U.S., where President Joe Biden publicly called for a <a href=\"https:\/\/theintercept.com\/2024\/08\/22\/biden-harris-israel-ceasefire-gaza\/\">ceasefire<\/a>, while reporting suggests the White House privately condoned Israel\u2019s expansion of its war into Lebanon.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIncreasingly we\u2019ve seen Israel use words like \u2018targeted\u2019 and \u2018limited,\u2019 words that try or seek to convey that this is somehow acceptable,\u201d said Mai El-Sadany, executive director of the D.C.-based think tank Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy.<strong> <\/strong>\u201cAnd yet we know from the last year \u2014 in Israel\u2019s war in Gaza and this latest front in Lebanon \u2014 that these are euphemisms for, at the end of the day, what may very well amount to be war crimes and crimes against humanity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCertainly a country\u2019s invasion of another in the way that Israel has led this ground invasion, could arguably be the crime of aggression, which under international law is prohibited,\u201d El-Sadany added.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The invasion would mark the first time Israeli troops have crossed into Lebanon since Israel\u2019s war with Hezbollah <a href=\"https:\/\/theintercept.com\/2021\/04\/27\/biden-2006-israel-attack-lebanon-gaza\/\">in 2006<\/a>. For its part, Hezbollah denied reports that Israeli forces have so far crossed into Lebanese territory.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/IDF\/status\/1840890054819864776\">Israel Defense Forces has said<\/a> its invasion is focused on \u201cHezbollah terrorist targets and infrastructure in southern Lebanon\u201d that \u201cpose an immediate threat to Israeli communities in northern Israel.\u201d Among its stated aims is to allow displaced Israeli citizens to return to their homes in northern Israel. The military added it would support its ground troops by continuing its \u201cprecise strikes on military targets\u201d in Lebanon.<\/p>\n<p>However, Israel\u2019s definition of \u201cmilitary targets\u201d has proven to be broadly applied.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>For the past two weeks, Israel\u2019s bombing campaign across Lebanon, including strikes into the densely populated capital Beirut, has killed more than 1,000 people, including at least 243 children and women, the country\u2019s health minister said. One million people in Lebanon \u2014 nearly a fifth of the country \u2014 have been displaced from their homes. Over the weekend, Israel bombed <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/israel-lebanon-hezbollah-gaza-09-29-2024-4696e581e28d8c747f017221f2cf420f\">Lebanon<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/middle-east\/israeli-airstrikes-kill-11-palestinians-gaza-2024-09-29\/\">Gaza<\/a>, the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.middleeastmonitor.com\/20240929-3-palestinians-injured-by-israeli-army-fire-in-west-bank\/\"> West Bank<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2024\/9\/30\/israel-hits-yemens-infrastructure-again-what-we-know-and-why-it-matters\">Yemen<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/middle-east\/syrian-air-defences-intercept-hostile-targets-over-vicinity-damascus-2024-09-30\/\">Syria<\/a> within a 24-hour span, damaging civilian infrastructure and killing dozens. In Lebanon on Sunday alone, Israeli strikes killed at least 105 people, a single-day death toll from Israeli strikes previously seen only in Gaza.<\/p>\n<p><!-- BLOCK(cta)[0](%7B%22componentName%22%3A%22CTA%22%2C%22entityType%22%3A%22SHORTCODE%22%2C%22optional%22%3Atrue%7D)(%7B%7D) --><\/p>\n<p><!-- END-BLOCK(cta)[0] --><\/p>\n<p>For months, American experts in Middle East foreign policy have warned the U.S. government of the dangers of continuing its support of Israel on its path <a href=\"https:\/\/theintercept.com\/2024\/04\/24\/intercepted-biden-israel-middle-east-war\/\">toward a regional war<\/a>. The U.S. has continued to supply Israel with weapons to carry out its attacks, including an <a href=\"https:\/\/theintercept.com\/2024\/09\/30\/israel-arms-embargo-lebanon-progressives\/\">$8.7 billion military aid<\/a> package appropriated from congressional funds.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Leading up to the attack on Lebanon, U.S. leaders, including Biden, publicly criticized Israel and said it should not invade, calling for deescalation and a ceasefire. But <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2024\/09\/30\/us-israel-military-hezbollah-00181797\">a Politico report<\/a> revealed that the U.S. was quietly supporting Israel in ramping up military operations in Lebanon.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote has-text-align-right\">\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThe people who are supposed to be peacekeepers are the people who are green-lighting war.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThe people who are supposed to be peacekeepers are the people who are green-lighting war,\u201d El-Sadany said, referring to U.S. officials and the Politico report. \u201cAnd certainly this is a calculus approach to this conflict that does not center civilian life and the sanctity of civilian life in the way that it should.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In the airstrikes that killed longtime Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah on Friday, the Israeli military likely used American-made 2,000-lb \u201cbunker buster\u201d bombs. The Israeli strike on a series of Beirut apartments also killed more than 30 people, including civilians, according to the Lebanese government. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Shortly after Israel\u2019s invasion of Lebanon, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SecDef\/status\/1840937713580507481\">in a statement<\/a> that the U.S. government affirms the recent ground offensive and that it \u201cagreed on the necessity of dismantling attack infrastructure along the border.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>How far this war will spread remains uncertain. Much of Iran\u2019s missile response, like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2024\/4\/14\/iran-attacks-israel-with-over-300-drones-missiles-what-you-need-to-know\">its <\/a>April <a href=\"https:\/\/theintercept.com\/2024\/04\/15\/iran-attack-israel-drones-missiles\/\">retaliation<\/a> for Israel\u2019s assassination of a top Iranian commander, was intercepted before striking its targets.<\/p>\n<p>Austin warned Iran and Iran-backed Hezbollah that the U.S. is ready to \u201cdefend\u201d U.S. personnel and its allies, such as Israel, and that there would be \u201cserious consequences for Iran in the event Iran chooses to launch a direct military attack against Israel.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. said its Navy had intercepted some of the missiles launched from Iran to Tel Aviv. Israel has pledged a \u201csignificant response\u201d to the Iranian attack.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><!-- BLOCK(promote-post)[1](%7B%22componentName%22%3A%22PROMOTE_POST%22%2C%22entityType%22%3A%22SHORTCODE%22%2C%22optional%22%3Atrue%7D)(%7B%22slug%22%3A%22israel-palestine%22%2C%22crop%22%3A%22promo%22%7D) -->  <\/p>\n<aside class=\"promote-banner\">\n    <a class=\"promote-banner__link\" href=\"https:\/\/theintercept.com\/collections\/israel-palestine\/\"><br \/>\n              <span class=\"promote-banner__image\"><br \/>\n          <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/theintercept.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/GettyImages-1768403880-2.jpg?fit=300%2C150\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"DEIR AL-BALAH, GAZA - NOVEMBER 7: Civil defense teams and citizens continue search and rescue operations after an airstrike hits the building belonging to the Maslah family during the 32nd day of Israeli attacks in Deir Al-Balah, Gaza on November 7, 2023. (Photo by Ashraf Amra\/Anadolu via Getty Images)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theintercept.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/GettyImages-1768403880-2.jpg?w=5760 5760w, https:\/\/theintercept.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/GettyImages-1768403880-2.jpg?w=300 300w, https:\/\/theintercept.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/GettyImages-1768403880-2.jpg?w=768 768w, https:\/\/theintercept.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/GettyImages-1768403880-2.jpg?w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/theintercept.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/GettyImages-1768403880-2.jpg?w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/theintercept.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/GettyImages-1768403880-2.jpg?w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/theintercept.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/GettyImages-1768403880-2.jpg?w=540 540w, https:\/\/theintercept.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/GettyImages-1768403880-2.jpg?w=1000 1000w, https:\/\/theintercept.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/GettyImages-1768403880-2.jpg?w=2400 2400w, https:\/\/theintercept.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/GettyImages-1768403880-2.jpg?w=3600 3600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"\/>        <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"promote-banner__text\">\n<p class=\"promote-banner__eyebrow\">\n            Read our complete coverage          <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>    <\/a><br \/>\n  <\/aside>\n<p><!-- END-BLOCK(promote-post)[1] --><\/p>\n<p>While the IDF has said it doesn\u2019t seek any long-term occupation of Lebanon, El-Sadany pointed to the war in Gaza where Israel continually moved its goal posts.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt does seem that the U.S. has accepted Israel\u2019s objectives as their own, and the problem here is that Israel\u2019s objectives are not clear,\u201d she said. \u201cWhat does it mean to end Hamas? What does it mean to end Hezbollah? Are you talking about taking out a few top commanders? Are you talking about taking out every single person affiliated with Hezbollah, the political party?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In addition to its armed wing, Hezbollah also operates as an official political party in Lebanon and has been a part of the national government for over three decades.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe goal posts have never been defined and the problem with the U.S. automatically absorbing those objectives without even understanding the definition of what that means to Israel is what is making us all less safe and is pulling us into this war that we\u2019ve now been in for a year, and allowing Israel to open up new fronts in an extremely dangerous way,\u201d El-Sadany said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/theintercept.com\/2024\/10\/01\/israel-invasion-lebanon-iran\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After nearly a year of unrelenting attacks in Gaza, Israel further escalated and expanded its war by invading Lebanon late Monday. 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