{"id":110774,"date":"2024-10-05T19:01:46","date_gmt":"2024-10-05T12:01:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=110774"},"modified":"2024-10-05T19:01:46","modified_gmt":"2024-10-05T12:01:46","slug":"israels-attacks-against-hezbollah-in-lebanon-expand-live-updates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=110774","title":{"rendered":"Israel&#8217;s Attacks Against Hezbollah in Lebanon Expand: Live Updates"},"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<p>The leader of Hamas, <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/05\/12\/world\/middleeast\/gaza-war-hamas-yahya-sinwar.html\" title=\"\">Yahya Sinwar<\/a>, has become fatalistic after nearly a year of war in Gaza and is determined to see Israel embroiled in a wider regional conflict, U.S. officials said.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Sinwar has long believed he will not survive the war, a view that has hindered negotiations to secure the release of hostages seized by his group in the Oct. 7 attacks in Israel, according to U.S. intelligence assessments.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"live-blog-post-content css-h61jh5 evys1bk0\">His attitude has hardened in recent weeks, U.S. officials say, and American negotiators now believe that Hamas has no intention of reaching a deal with Israel.<\/p>\n<p class=\"live-blog-post-content css-h61jh5 evys1bk0\">Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel has also rejected proposals in the negotiations and added positions that have complicated the talks. U.S. officials assess that he is mainly concerned about his political survival and might not think a cease-fire in Gaza is in his interests.<\/p>\n<p class=\"live-blog-post-content css-h61jh5 evys1bk0\">Hamas has shown no desire at all to engage in talks in recent weeks, U.S. officials say. They suspect that Mr. Sinwar has grown more resigned as Israeli forces pursue him and talk about closing in on him.<\/p>\n<p class=\"live-blog-post-content css-h61jh5 evys1bk0\">A larger war that puts pressure on Israel and its military would, in Mr. Sinwar\u2019s assessment, force them to scale back operations in Gaza, the U.S. officials said.<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"imageblock-wrapper\">\n<figure class=\"img-sz-medium css-d754w4 e1g7ppur0\" aria-label=\"media\" role=\"group\"><figcaption data-testid=\"photoviewer-children-caption\" class=\"css-gbc9ki ewdxa0s0\"><span class=\"css-jevhma e13ogyst0\">Damage in Deir al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip, on Friday after an Israeli airstrike.<\/span><span class=\"css-1u46b97 e1z0qqy90\"><span class=\"css-1ly73wi e1tej78p0\">Credit&#8230;<\/span><span><span aria-hidden=\"false\">Mohammed Saber\/EPA, via Shutterstock<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"live-blog-post-content css-h61jh5 evys1bk0\">The <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/10\/02\/us\/politics\/israel-iran.html\" title=\"\">war in the region has widened<\/a>, but not in ways that have meaningfully benefited Hamas, at least not yet.<\/p>\n<p class=\"live-blog-post-content css-h61jh5 evys1bk0\">Immediately after Oct. 7, Hezbollah began carrying out strikes in northern Israel in a show of solidarity with Hamas. While the attacks drove Israelis from their homes, they did not put pressure on the military. Hezbollah\u2019s leaders did not want to start a new war with Israel, U.S. officials assessed at the time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"live-blog-post-content css-h61jh5 evys1bk0\">Since the Israeli campaign against Hezbollah began last month, the group has not launched a major counterattack on Israel, much less opened an offensive front. Israeli and U.S. officials say Israel has <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/10\/01\/us\/politics\/israel-lebanon-hezbollah-airstrikes.html\" title=\"\">destroyed half of the militia\u2019s arsenal<\/a> and killed many of its leaders.<\/p>\n<p class=\"live-blog-post-content css-h61jh5 evys1bk0\">Israeli troops moved into southern Lebanon this week, after a nearly monthlong bombing and sabotage campaign that included a strike that killed <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/09\/28\/world\/middleeast\/hassan-nasrallah-hezbollah-dead.html\" title=\"\">Hassan Nasrallah<\/a>, the leader of Hezbollah.<\/p>\n<p class=\"live-blog-post-content css-h61jh5 evys1bk0\">Iran, which backs Hezbollah and Hamas, unleashed a missile barrage against Israel on Tuesday in response to the killing of Mr. Nasrallah. But most of the missiles were shot down or failed to do any real damage.<\/p>\n<p class=\"live-blog-post-content css-h61jh5 evys1bk0\">The failure of Hezbollah or Iran to meaningfully damage Israel, at least so far, is a telling sign of Mr. Sinwar\u2019s miscalculation, American officials said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"live-blog-post-content css-h61jh5 evys1bk0\">Isolated and in hiding in Gaza, Mr. Sinwar\u2019s communication with his organization has become strained. He stopped using electronic devices long ago and stays in touch with his organization through a network of human couriers, according to Israeli and American officials.<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"imageblock-wrapper\">\n<figure class=\"img-sz-medium css-d754w4 e1g7ppur0\" aria-label=\"media\" role=\"group\"><figcaption data-testid=\"photoviewer-children-caption\" class=\"css-gbc9ki ewdxa0s0\"><span class=\"css-jevhma e13ogyst0\">A poster of Mr. Sinwar at a Palestinian refugee camp in Beirut, Lebanon, in August. The failure of Hezbollah or Iran to meaningfully damage Israel is a telling sign of Mr. Sinwar\u2019s miscalculation, American officials said.<\/span><span class=\"css-1u46b97 e1z0qqy90\"><span class=\"css-1ly73wi e1tej78p0\">Credit&#8230;<\/span><span><span aria-hidden=\"false\">Alkis Konstantinidis\/Reuters<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"live-blog-post-content css-h61jh5 evys1bk0\">The pace of Israeli operations in Gaza has slowed, as Israeli leaders have shifted their attention to the north. Israeli forces are now in just a few positions in Gaza, including what they call the <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/article\/what-is-philadelphi-corridor-gaza.html\" title=\"\">Philadelphi Corridor<\/a> between the enclave and Egypt. While Israel has not launched a major raid into civilian areas of Gaza for weeks, it still conducts daily airstrikes targeting Hamas.<\/p>\n<p class=\"live-blog-post-content css-h61jh5 evys1bk0\">As a result, the toll on civilians in Gaza continues. In a 24-hour stretch on Wednesday and Thursday, the <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/live\/2024\/10\/03\/world\/israel-iran-lebanon-hezbollah\/israeli-strikes-killed-99-over-24-hours-gaza-health-officials-say-one-of-the-highest-tolls-in-months?smid=url-share\" title=\"\">Israeli military killed 99 Palestinians in the enclave,<\/a> local health officials said, one of the highest death tolls in months.<\/p>\n<p class=\"live-blog-post-content css-h61jh5 evys1bk0\">Talks to broker a cease-fire in Gaza and release the Israeli hostages have broken down. Mr. Netanyahu has added demands and revived some that had previously been dropped, frustrating international negotiators. And Mr. Sinwar has become far more inflexible, U.S. officials say.<\/p>\n<p class=\"live-blog-post-content css-h61jh5 evys1bk0\">His actions and motivations have long been a focus of the American intelligence community. But after Oct. 7, the spy agencies intensified their work on the Hamas leader, forming a targeting cell to study and hunt him.<\/p>\n<p class=\"live-blog-post-content css-h61jh5 evys1bk0\">For months, intelligence agencies have assessed that Mr. Sinwar has a fatalistic attitude and <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/05\/12\/world\/middleeast\/gaza-war-hamas-yahya-sinwar.html\" title=\"\">cares more about inflicting pain on Israelis than helping Palestinians<\/a>. U.S. officials will not discuss their recent intelligence collection on him, but the view that his attitude is hardening comes from officials studying his negotiating stances and classified reports.<\/p>\n<p class=\"live-blog-post-content css-h61jh5 evys1bk0\">Mr. Sinwar\u2019s position stiffened this summer after Israel assassinated <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/07\/31\/world\/middleeast\/ismail-haniyeh-dead.html\" title=\"\">Ismail Haniyeh<\/a>, the political leader of Hamas based in Qatar and one of the chief negotiators. Mr. Haniyeh was a more conciliatory negotiator who was interested in making a deal, and U.S. officials say he was willing to push back against Mr. Sinwar\u2019s more extreme demands. Israel\u2019s decision to kill a top Hamas leader who was negotiating a cease-fire infuriated the group and Mr. Sinwar, according to U.S. officials.<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"imageblock-wrapper\">\n<figure class=\"img-sz-medium css-d754w4 e1g7ppur0\" aria-label=\"media\" role=\"group\"><figcaption data-testid=\"photoviewer-children-caption\" class=\"css-gbc9ki ewdxa0s0\"><span class=\"css-jevhma e13ogyst0\">Ismail Haniyeh, center, a top Hamas leader, in Tehran in July. Israel\u2019s decision to kill him that month infuriated Mr. Sinwar, according to U.S. officials.<\/span><span class=\"css-1u46b97 e1z0qqy90\"><span class=\"css-1ly73wi e1tej78p0\">Credit&#8230;<\/span><span><span aria-hidden=\"false\">Arash Khamooshi for The New York Times<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"live-blog-post-content css-h61jh5 evys1bk0\">Some Israeli officials have questioned whether Mr. Sinwar is still alive. U.S. and Israeli officials acknowledge there is no definitive proof of life. There have been no audio or video recordings from him for months.<\/p>\n<p class=\"live-blog-post-content css-h61jh5 evys1bk0\">On Sept. 13, Hezbollah released a letter that Mr. Sinwar sent in support of Mr. Nasrallah. Some Hamas officials, speaking elliptically, suggested that it was written outside Gaza by someone else, with Mr. Sinwar\u2019s approval. It was not handwritten, unlike other communications that have been verified to come directly from him.<\/p>\n<p class=\"live-blog-post-content css-h61jh5 evys1bk0\">But American officials said they had no evidence he was dead, and in fact senior U.S. officials said they thought he was alive and making critical decisions for Hamas.<\/p>\n<p class=\"live-blog-post-content css-h61jh5 evys1bk0\">Mr. Sinwar remains in hiding but appears to recognize that Israeli forces are closing in on him. They came near his position in August, with Defense Minister Yoav Gallant of Israel saying that their forces had discovered signs that the Hamas leader had spent time in the warren of tunnels beneath Rafah, in southern Gaza.<\/p>\n<p class=\"live-blog-post-content css-h61jh5 evys1bk0\">\u201cWhen we entered the tunnels under Rafah, where the hostages were murdered, we found signs of Sinwar\u2019s past presence in Tel Sultan,\u201d Mr. Gallant told reporters recently, referring to six hostages who were believed to have been killed in a neighborhood of Gaza, near Rafah.<\/p>\n<p class=\"live-blog-post-content css-h61jh5 evys1bk0\">While Mr. Sinwar\u2019s strategy is not yet working, it could ultimately succeed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"live-blog-post-content css-h61jh5 evys1bk0\">Israeli forces are fighting Hezbollah on its home territory in southern Lebanon. While the Israeli government is promising a limited incursion in Lebanon, so far the military operations have been large-scale.<\/p>\n<p class=\"live-blog-post-content css-h61jh5 evys1bk0\">The fighting has already proved difficult: At least nine soldiers were killed in the first days of close-quarter combat. If the intense fighting continues, and Iran is drawn in, Mr. Sinwar could get his wish of a multifront war that eases pressure on Hamas. <\/p>\n<p class=\"live-blog-post-content css-h61jh5 evys1bk0\">Iran and Israel could continue to trade ballistic missile strikes. If one weapon causes immense damage, a larger conflict might erupt.<\/p>\n<p class=\"live-blog-post-content css-h61jh5 evys1bk0\">American officials are waiting to see whether the conflict between Iran and Israel escalates further. They do not believe that Iran wants a full-scale war with Israel or to directly intervene to help Hamas. But they also publicly support a planned Israeli strike against Iran in retaliation for the ballistic missile attack this week.<\/p>\n<p class=\"live-blog-post-content css-h61jh5 evys1bk0\">\u201cIran will hold a grudge for Nasrallah\u2019s killing,\u201d said Scott D. Berrier, a retired lieutenant general and the former head of the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency. \u201cBut their options are limited. I don\u2019t see Iran going toe to toe with Israel anytime soon.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"live-blog-post-content css-h61jh5 evys1bk0\">A senior U.S. official said Iran\u2019s actions over the past few months had sent a clear message to Mr. Sinwar: \u201cThe cavalry is not coming.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"live-blog-post-content css-1smqmx3 etfikam0\">Julian E. 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