Israeli civilian and military leaders, long worried about Hezbollah, are frustrated they cannot figure out a way to shut down the conflict on Israel's northern border and returen tens of thousands of citizens to their homes in border villages and towns. 1/
Iβm just finding the Israeli gov arguing about the βreturn of 10s of 1000sβ to their homes, in the context of this whole conflict, a bit β¦ β¦ β¦ funny, ironic, hypocritical i guess π€·ββοΈ
At the outset of the war Israel was worried Hezbollah was coordinated with Hamas or would otherwise take advantage of its success. Some leaders were advocating an Israeli preemptive attack against Hezbollah, but US pressure and cooler heads prevailed and Israel decided not to attack in Oct. 2/