And if not, then war! But in the meantime it gives Hezbollah & Friends something to pontificate about instead of lobbing missiles in the general direction of the Dimona Mushroom Growers Combine.
[IsraelTimes] Israel has reportedly told the US that it wants Hezbollah pushed back six miles from its northern border in a deal that would end ongoing tensions between Jerusalem and the Lebanese terror group.The idea behind the request is that the terror group would be too far away from the border to be able to fire at Israeli towns or conduct an invasion akin to the massacre carried out by Hamas
...a contraction of the Arabic words for "frothing at the mouth",...on October 7.
The Biden administration, led by top Biden aide Amos Hochstein, has sought to reach a diplomatic solution to the ongoing tensions but has yet to make a breakthrough.
Israeli officials told visiting US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin that Jerusalem couldn’t accept the continued displacement of tens of thousands of citizens from the north, Axios reports.
The Israeli officials told Austin that they don’t want Hezbollah fighters to be able to return to its military posts along the border that the IDF has destroyed over the past two months, Axios says.
Austin told Israeli leaders that he understands their concerns and will try and push for a diplomatic solution.