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Moves that increase the danger of a new war erupting in the Middle East are becoming more overt.
Recently, the Israeli military announced that its "offensive operation plan" against Hezbollah, the Lebanese patriotic forces organization, had been approved.
In this regard, Israeli prime minister Netanyahu boasted that the "intensified fighting" with Hamas in the Gaza Strip "will soon conclude," and when that happens, Israel will be able to deploy more armed forces along its northern border with Lebanon.
In addition, Israeli warmongers such as the defense minister and air force commander made reckless remarks, saying they would "send Lebanon back to the Stone Age" and that they were prepared for war with Hezbollah.
Foreign news outlets expressed concern that if Israel proceeds with an offensive operation targeting Hezbollah after Hamas, it could trigger a new Middle East war.
As is known, since October of last year, Israel has continued brutal military operations in the Gaza Strip under US protection and support, loudly calling for the "annihilation" of Hamas.
- More than 38,000 Palestinians have been killed, and more than 87,000 have been injured.
- Approximately 15,000 children have been killed in the past six months.
- About 96% of the population is suffering from food shortages.
- As of April 23, more than 1 million people have lost their homes. ...
These figures are factual evidence exposing the true nature of inhumane crimes committed in the Gaza Strip by the Israeli Zionists, who rely on the United States and use American-made killing equipment.
For this reason, resistance forces in the Middle East have launched military actions against Israel and the US, who are attempting to seize regional hegemony while turning the Gaza Strip into a mass grave for Palestinians, and they have dealt serious blows to hostile forces.
In response, the United States has drawn in its Western allies and carried out operations to suppress these forces, and it is now covertly supporting and encouraging the ambitions of the Israeli stooges who seek to eliminate Hezbollah.
A so-called chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff even went so far as to justify Israel's "right to self-defense" while defending the plan to attack Lebanon.
Amid US's constant instigation of Israel, the imminent risk of war in the border region between southern Lebanon—where Hezbollah's military bases are located—and Israel is increasing daily.
Having completed its armed force deployment against Hezbollah, the Israeli military has recently intensified airstrikes and missile attacks on military facilities and residential areas inside Lebanese territory, killing many fighters—including Hezbollah's senior field commander—and civilians.
Hezbollah stated that it is prepared to fight a full-scale war with Israel and carried out active retaliatory attacks targeting northern Israel.
On June 12 alone, it launched 17 operations, firing around 250 missiles at Israel's munitions factories, military command centers, and air surveillance posts, followed by large-scale airstrikes using missiles and drones on June 13.
Meanwhile, Hezbollah released reconnaissance drone footage showing several important targets such as airfields, ports, military bases, and military command centers across Israel, warning that if a full-scale war breaks out, there will be no safe place anywhere in Israel.
A senior Hezbollah official emphasized that the organization would increase the level of concentration, intensity, and quality for its retaliatory operations against Israel.
Iraqi resistance forces declared a tougher stance, warning that if the United States supports Israel's attack on Hezbollah, they will strike US interests in Iraq and throughout the Middle East.
Analysts say Hezbollah is superior to Hamas in all aspects and that, if attacked, Middle Eastern resistance forces are highly likely to strengthen their military support. They note that Israel's plan to attack Lebanon is a dangerous scheme that could lead to a war even fiercer than the Gaza conflict and potentially trigger an all-out confrontation between Western forces and Middle Eastern resistance forces.
Source: kcna.kp (2024.07.06.)*
*ChatGPT translation partially edited by JC