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<h1 class="gmail-reader-title">Hezbollah forces nearly a quarter-million Israelis to evacuate: WSJ</h1>
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<div class="gmail-reader-estimated-time" dir="ltr">December 30, 2023<br></div>
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<div class="gmail-moz-reader-content gmail-reader-show-element"><div id="gmail-readability-page-1" class="gmail-page"><p>The
Resistance continues its operations on a daily basis in support of Gaza
while the occupation entity is yet to find ways to stop the attacks and
their catastrophic effects.</p><img src="cid:ii_lqsrp0hy0" alt="cff4fd2e-ab3e-48b9-a437-03fc6fd34420.jpg" width="440" height="294"><br><div><ul id="gmail-content-slick-0"><div aria-hidden="false"><li>A Hezbollah flag flying the southern Lebanese town of Khiam, near the border with occupied Palestine on July 28, 2020. (<em>social media</em>)
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<p>The number of Israelis that evacuated northern occupied Palestine as a result of <a href="https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/dec-30--hezbollah-strikes-israeli-military-sites--confirms-d">Hezbollah's operations</a> has exceeded a staggering 230,000 settlers, <em>The Wall Street Journal</em> reported on Saturday.</p>
<p>Israeli media reported earlier this week that fears are mounting
among settlers in northern occupied Palestine as the Resistance in
Lebanon continues to carry out daily operations with no signs that it is
deterred by any actions the occupation army is taking.</p>
<p><strong>Read more: <a href="https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/hezbollah-launched-30-missiles-towards-settlements--israeli">Hezbollah launched 30 missiles towards settlements: Israeli reports</a></strong></p>
<h2>WSJ: Deterrence alone not enough</h2>
<p>For more than 80 days, the northern settlements have been on edge:
anticipating an imminent war, the outlet reported. They dread the war
because they understand the tremendous risks that it holds, especially
after witnessing the Al-Aqsa Flood operation launched by the Palestinian
Resistance in Gaza.</p>
<p><a href="https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/hezbollah-launched-30-missiles-towards-settlements--israeli">On that note</a>, <em>Channel 13</em> reported on Friday that Israelis in the North are experiencing <a href="https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/anxiety-grips-northern-settlers--fear-al-jalil-ground-op--re">mental breakdowns</a> as "the effects are not limited to the security situation but extend to the psychological and economic situation as well."</p>
<p>According to <em>WSJ</em>, the October 7 operation has proven that deterrence "alone wasn't enough," which also applies to <span>the
long-standing understanding that the mutual destruction scenario has
deterred a new war between the occupation entity and Lebanese Hezbollah.</span></p>
<h3><span>The deterrence is real</span></h3>
<p>On the other hand, US President Joe Biden and his administration's
top officials have repeatedly warned "Israel" from expanding the war
with Hezbollah, citing fears that it will not be able to manage both
fronts with Lebanon and Gaza.</p>
<p><a href="https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/israelis-wanted--pre-emptive-strike--on-lebanon--did-biden-h">In an earlier report</a>,
the journal reported that top military and security officials in the
occupation entity wanted to launch a "preemptive" strike against Lebanon
and Hezbollah, just days after the start of the Gaza Resistance
operation. However, Biden personally intervened to stop the US' closest
ally from taking this step out of fear of a regional war, who also found
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reluctant and sharing the same
sentiment.</p>
<p>In the details, "Israel" announced then that it had "credible" intel that Hezbollah was planning a similar cross-border attack.</p>
<p>Prominent US military and intelligence figures, including CIA
Director William Burns and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, gathered for a
critical meeting shortly thereafter to address the Israeli statements.
Following the meeting, Washington concluded that it would not support
such a risky course of action, as it did not align with its own
intelligence.</p></div></div></div>
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