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Israel is fighting a 2 front war - not against Hamas & Hezbollah, but against terrorists and the biased US media,
It’s sad to see a paper that was once the caliber of the Washington Post reduced to this,
Ruthless podcast host John Ashbrook wrote If you saw this photo and read the headline, you'd naturally think that Israel was responsible for the death of 12 innocent Druze children on a soccer field,
Newsweek contributor Joel M. Petlin said While we've seen a lot of activity on Israel's northern border, we remain concerned about the potential of this escalating into a full-blown fight. And I don't believe that a fight is inevitable,
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said We'd like to see things resolved in a diplomatic fashion,
he added during a joint press conference in Manila, following security talks between himself, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and their respective Philippine counterparts Israel must listen and consider the United States’s opinion, particularly when it comes to Hezbollah, because Washington might have to intervene to support Israel if the conflict escalates,
The Israeli army has been preparing for a war on several fronts for a long time, but that doesn’t mean it necessarily wants one
What the Americans think and ask, that’s taken into consideration. And maybe some of the Europeans
Will they stick to Hezbollah targets or potentially widen their scope to... government infrastructure or the airport
But usually the main consideration is what is good for the people of Israel
Israel will escalate in a limited way and Hezbollah will respond in a limited way ... These are the assurances we've received,
Bou Habib said in an interview with local broadcaster Al-Jadeed Nobody wants to start a wider conflict, but a miscalculation could trigger one. There is still space for a diplomatic solution,
spokesperson Andrea Tenenti said The estimation is that the response will not lead to an all-out war,
said the diplomatic source We are all hoping it won’t be necessary, but should that not happen, Cyprus will continue to operate as a safety bridge in facilitating the departure of civilians from any embattled zone in our area,
Our support for Israel's security is ironclad and unwavering against all Iran-backed threats, including Hezbollah,
a spokesperson told Reuters As for conversations over the weekend, you bet we've had them and we had them at multiple levels,
If they avoid civilians and they avoid Beirut and its suburbs, then their attack could be well calculated,
I think Israelis overall believe that at some point Israel and Hezbollah will have a major war, but the question is when and how and under what conditions,
The entire thing is extremely problematic, and the most responsible and sensible thing is to get a ceasefire and hostage deal in Gaza, which would de-escalate things immediately [on Israel’s border with Lebanon] in the north,
The fact that the victims [in Majdal Shams] were all children and teenagers gives them an emotional [weight], but I don’t think the Israelis want to escalate,