Opinions about a ground operation are divided, with many viewing it as a last resort
Israel i prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu gestures after addressing the United Nations General Assembly on Friday. Photograph: Charly Triballeau/AFP via Getty Images. Bezalel Smotrich, head of the Religious Zionism party said: “The campaign in the north must end with one scenario: smashing Hizbullah . We mustn’t give the enemy time to recover from the severe blows it has sustained.”
But, significantly, there was also opposition from within Mr Netanyahu’s own Likud party, with a number of lawmakers legislators to vote against the budget if a ceasefire is agreed.Israeli strikes on Beirut target Hizbullah commander as US urges truce The Israeli military also wants the war against Hizbullah to continue. “We must keep attacking Hizbullah. We’ve been waiting for this opportunity for years,” said army chief Lt Gen Herzl Halevi.
The events of October 7th – when Hamas militants crossed from Gaza and killed about 1,200 people according to official tallies – have had a profound impact on Israel. Residents of the north fear a repeat scenario, with Hizbullah’s Radwan strike force crossing the border. Some 60,000 people have fled northern Israel since October, when Hizbullah began firing from Lebanon in support of Hamas in Gaza.
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