The road to al-Quds does not pass through Beirut - analysis
Hezbollah needs to rein in Palestinian operatives before they drag the region into war.
By ANNA AHRONHEIM
Published: APRIL 25, 2022
It should come as no surprise that as clashes between Palestinians and Israeli security forces continue in Jerusalem, rockets are being fired from south Lebanon. The defense establishment was expecting the relatively quiet front to eventually see some rocket fire. Though rocket fire from Lebanon is rare – yes, Hezbollah would rather keep the “peace” – there have been more than a dozen rockets fired toward northern Israel in the past year. The majority have been fired by Palestinian operatives belonging to Hamas, which has over the years been engaged in force build-up and developing military capabilities along Israel’s northern border. Israel has openly acknowledged Hamas’s intensification in Lebanon, including in Hezbollah’s stronghold of southern Lebanon.
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Hezbollah needs to rein in Palestinian operatives before they drag the region into war.
By ANNA AHRONHEIM
Published: APRIL 25, 2022
It should come as no surprise that as clashes between Palestinians and Israeli security forces continue in Jerusalem, rockets are being fired from south Lebanon. The defense establishment was expecting the relatively quiet front to eventually see some rocket fire. Though rocket fire from Lebanon is rare – yes, Hezbollah would rather keep the “peace” – there have been more than a dozen rockets fired toward northern Israel in the past year. The majority have been fired by Palestinian operatives belonging to Hamas, which has over the years been engaged in force build-up and developing military capabilities along Israel’s northern border. Israel has openly acknowledged Hamas’s intensification in Lebanon, including in Hezbollah’s stronghold of southern Lebanon.
more............ https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-705034