Neither side seems prepared for realities of land warfare, but a small mistake may have deadly consequencesMiddle East crisis live – latest updatesIf Israel and Hezbollah wanted an all-out war it would have happened a long time ago. Each side would welcome the destruction of the other, but the time has not been right so far for either of them to plunge into a full-scale conflict.The intense exchange of hostilities across the Israel-Lebanese border on Sunday morning once more took the parties to brink of such a war, but once again they paused and pulled back. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/aug/25/israel-and-hezbollah-have-good-reason-to-avoid-war-but-it-remains-possible
Author : Julian Borger in Jerusalem
Publish date : 2024-08-25 17:20:30
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