[News] Following Hezbollah Attack, Israel ‘Cannot Hide Anymore’

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  Following Hezbollah Attack, Israel ‘Cannot Hide Anymore’

Published 3 September 2019
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Hezbollah successfully fired two missiles at an Israeli military base on 
Monday, Israeli troops fled in panic and have abandoned the post. A U.S. 
international affairs analyst says that the attack is a ‘game changer’ 
and that Israel "cannot hide anymore."

On Monday, Hezbollah hit the Avivim military base, located in an Israeli 
settlement which is built on top of the Palestinian village of Salha. 
Footage of the strike was published 
<http://english.almanar.com.lb/819106> by Lebanese outlet Al Manar.

Michael Springman, a former U.S. diplomatspoke 
<https://www.presstv.com/Detail/2019/09/03/605192/Israel-Hezbollah-lebanon> 
to PressTV, commenting that Hezbollah has “changed the entire game”, 
meaning that Israel now knows it cannot strike Lebanon with impunity.

He continued, “Hezbollah signaled that 'we’re not going to be on the 
receiving end forever... We’re going on the offensive, and we will 
attack you in occupied Palestine, not just in the southern part of 
Lebanon or the northern part of Lebanon or wherever.'"

He would add, “The whole thing is that they are afraid of the people in 
Israel realizing what a precarious position they are in .... and that 
their claim to annex the illegal colonies in the West Bank [is] going to 
create more than an uproar. So, I think in the future the Israelis are 
really concerned about what the people think of their government and 
what will happen should Netanyahu push things a little bit too far.”

Israel recognied Hezbollah’s capability to respond robustly by fleeing 
the scene and not returning. Some hours after the attack, RT Arabic 
correspondent Dalia Nammari visited the base and was able to walk around 
the entire area, she said, “This place has been abandoned because it is 
close to the Lebanese border. This means that Israel is still exercising 
caution as it is fearful of another such attack by Hezbollah or any 
other Lebanese group. That is why we do not see any soldier at this base.”

The attack followed days of Israeli aggression that has involved the 
bombing of Lebanon’s border villages, forcing some to evacuate.

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