SOUTH LEBANON – It was no surprise that the Israeli occupation regime, with support from the Trump administration, announced that it had no intention of withdrawing completely from south Lebanon. This announcement confirms the occupation regime’s usual policy of ignoring UN agreements.
This refusal and its aggressive policies are in line with Washington’s imperialist agenda. Mike Herzog, Israel’s ambassador to Washington, acknowledged this, saying the US government “needs to consider Israel’s security needs.”
According to the broader U.S.-Israel concept, “Israel’s security needs” include all of its regional territory, or what is known as “Greater Israel.”
Currently at such a critical period of transition in Lebanon and the region, Tel Aviv is betting on US political pressure on Beirut to prevent the Hezbollah resistance movement from launching legitimate defensive operations against the Lebanese government. It has drawn into a dramatic confrontation with the Lebanese government and called for restrictions. Occupation army.
This was corroborated by a statement released by Prime Minister Netanyahu’s office, which stated that the US and Israel plan not to observe the 60-day period “based on the fact that the ceasefire agreement has not been fully enforced by the Lebanese state.” intention became clear.
The statement was issued after a lengthy cabinet meeting in which it was decided not to complete the withdrawal without a vote, sending a proud message that the military would respond sternly to Hezbollah’s “violations.”
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office has insisted that the withdrawal of Israeli occupation forces is conditional on the deployment of Lebanese troops north and south of the Litani River.
This means that the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) is ready to respond to any defensive operations of Hezbollah in the foreseeable future based on the need to not incite, even if it does not rise to the level of a major war. The message is implied. The political situation with US proxies and anti-Hezbollah teams in Lebanon.
Therefore, the nature, scale, and timing of Israel’s aggressive measures will be consistent with developments within Lebanon, according to U.S. plans developed and defined from the perspective of colonial objectives.
Undoubtedly, this is a humiliating failure of Israel to achieve any strategic objectives during nearly two months of intensive shelling of Lebanon, despite all the severe blows Hezbollah and its people endured. It is nothing but compensation for an action.
Since October 8, 2023, the day Hezbollah rushed to the aid of Palestinians opposing Israel’s war in Gaza, Israel’s enemies have had to use new hostile methods, which Washington’s agents in Congress and will be implemented by a future Lebanese cabinet. A more controlled pace.
“Israeli leaders recognize this is a historic opportunity to prevent the re-emergence of the terrorist group in Lebanon,” Yedioth Ahronos said, openly referring to the Hezbollah resistance movement. These efforts were summarized.
The paper also warned against uncalculated measures that would weaken Washington’s influence in Lebanon and necessitate resistance.
In any case, at this dramatic stage, the primary and crucial responsibility rested with the Lebanese state, which asserted that it was capable of diplomatically countering Zionist aggression and that there was no need to resist.