Chadi Hileneh, "Akhbar al-Yawm" agency
Netanyahu tried to send two clear messages...
In his speech to the US Congress yesterday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stressed the importance of the US-Israeli alliance, and took advantage of playing the role of the victim, in order to appeal to the American public, both popular and political, to demand more American assistance to arm Israel against the background of the war in Gaza under the pretext of continuing the alliance between the two states, will he get what he hoped for in the visit in order to expand the circle of war, to defeat the Hamas terrorists on the one hand and the "terrorists" (as he said) in Lebanon on the other?
This scene, which accompanied Netanyahu's visit to the United States, was read by analysts and strategic observers as tantamount to his obtaining American legitimacy from the Republican and democratic parties to take military action in Lebanon, while media outlets reported that he seeks to get the green light from US President Joe Biden, in the event of diplomatic contacts failing, knowing that the risk of a full-scale war between the two sides is now higher than ever.
In the face of this reality, a military expert said via the "Akhbar al-Yawm" agency that Netanyahu tried to send two clear messages, the war in Gaza will not stop until Hamas ends its rule of the Strip.
Secondly, the war with Hezbollah will not stop until the security of the North and the return of the displaced are guaranteed.
He says: the Air Force may launch raids throughout southern Lebanon and announced two days ago that it will target new Hezbollah positions in the southern depth, with the aim of destroying its missile depots and drones, which are currently striking Tel Aviv.
The expert talks about the possibility that the airstrikes could reach Beirut the day after Hezbollah published the third video of the "hodhod", which showed aerial footage of the Ramat David base in the north of Israel, described by the Zionist entity as disturbing, and fears that Netanyahu obtained tacit American approval to target the party's leaders in the south and the suburb, in an attempt to end the battle quickly and prevent him from hitting the infrastructure, airports, naval facilities and Israeli air defenses. According to the expert, it is not unlikely that Tel Aviv will target senior leaders, namely the party's Secretary General, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, and his deputy, Sheikh Naim Qasem.