Middle East Crisis: Israel May Target Iran Directly Over Hezbollah, Says Expert
Date
7/29/2024 5:28:56 AM
(MENAFN- AzerNews)
Elnur Enveroglu
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The tension between Iran and Israel continues in the Middle East
and beyond the region. Although the Tehran side declares that it is
in favour of stability in the region, the Israeli side blames the
proxy forces belonging to the IRGC, i.e. Hezbollah and Houthi
forces, for armed attacks and terrorist incidents.
The death of 11 civilians as a result of a rocket fired from the
direction of Lebanon towards the Golan Heights further infuriated
the Israeli side and caused it to take retaliatory measures. The
Israeli government called the Majdal Shams incident a massacre and
said it was committed by Iran's Hezbollah forces.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who made a statement
immediately after the incident, said that“Hezbollah will
definitely pay a heavy price” for causing this incident. Government
officials, especially Israel's Foreign Minister, Israel Katz,
directly accused Iran and said that this would lead to a direct
war.
According to Israeli journalist and political commentator Rachel
Avraham, the latest incident may result in a direct war between
Israel and Iran. She called the activities of Hezbollah and the
Houthis, which are part of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard
Corps, a threat to the region.
Rachel noted that Hezbollah has recently targeted Israel's
northern territories. These attacks, which have become routine,
have already caused the death of dozens of civilians and the
destruction of economically important areas.
"I don't see any other alternative than war. I think
it's time to enter Lebanon and neutralize Hezbollah there," Avraham
told Azernews.
It is significant to note that after the rocket attacks on
Majdal Shams, the Israeli Air Force carried out operations in
Lebanon as a retaliatory measure. The Israeli military said Sunday
its aircraft had carried out strikes on Hezbollah targets in
Lebanon following a deadly rocket strike on a soccer field in the
Israeli-controlled Golan Heights.
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