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<h1 class="gmail-">Large-scale Israeli war on Lebanon 'a matter
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<p class="gmail-">Israel has escalated its attacks on Lebanon in
violation of a US-backed ceasefire, killing at least seven
people in the past two days alone </p>
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<p>A large-scale Israeli <a
href="https://t.me/thecradlemedia/44825"
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Lebanon is imminent, according to European sources who
spoke with Sky News Arabia on 24 October, describing
it as \u201cjust a matter of time.\u201d</p>
<p>The report came as the Israeli army <a
href="https://www.idf.il/313491"
moz-do-not-send="true">announced</a> a series of
military drills carried out recently, aimed at
simulating an attack on Lebanon and various
defense-related scenarios that could come with such a
decision. </p>
<p>According to the military, Israel's 91st Division \u2013
the "Galilee Division" \u2013 has completed the largest
exercise since the beginning of the genocide in Gaza,
aimed at \u201cenhancing operational readiness\u201d for
military offensives along the border \u201cby way of air,
sea, and land.\u201d</p>
<p>Israel claimed these exercises are being carried out
to prepare for a "range of scenarios," including
reserve mobilization and force buildup.</p>
<p>\u201cThe exercise scenarios were adapted to the
operational situation following fighting in southern
Lebanon, during which Hezbollah's operational
capabilities were damaged,\u201d the military added.</p>
<p>Israeli media had <a
href="https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/defense-news/article-871380"
moz-do-not-send="true">reported</a> a day earlier
that it carried out extensive drills, including
simulating a Hezbollah ground assault on the Galilee.</p>
<p>Hezbollah\u2019s former secretary-general Hassan Nasrallah
warned years ago that an Israeli assault on Lebanon
could trigger Hezbollah to invade the Galilee. </p>
<p>After targeting and assassinating leaders of
Hezbollah\u2019s elite Radwan Unit in September last year,
Tel Aviv claimed it had completely thwarted the
so-called \u201cGalilee Invasion Plan.\u201d</p>
<p>Friday\u2019s announcement on the military exercises came
as Israel escalated deadly attacks on southern
Lebanon. One strike targeted the southern town of Toul
in Nabatieh.</p>
<p>The Israeli army said Abbas Hassan Karaki, a senior
Hezbollah logistics official from the town of Harouf,
was assassinated in its strike on Toul. Several others
were injured. </p>
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<p>Under international humanitarian law, it is
prohibited to target resistance members during a
ceasefire if they are not directly participating in
hostilities at the time of the attack, regardless of
their affiliation.</p>
<p>One person was also killed in Nabatieh on Friday
evening in an Israeli attack on a car. At least two
others were injured. </p>
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<p>The attacks bring the death toll of Israeli strikes
on Lebanon in the past two days up to at least seven. </p>
<p>Israel bombed the town of Arabsalim in south Lebanon
on Thursday, killing two people. The strike came after
a <a
href="https://thecradle.co/articles/israel-bombs-eastern-lebanon-declares-zero-reason-for-reconstruction-in-border-areas"
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airstrikes on the Bekaa region in the east that
afternoon, which also killed two people. </p>
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<p>Israel has significantly escalated its attacks and
violations of the ceasefire in Lebanon, under the
pretext of \u201cpreventing\u201d Hezbollah from rebuilding its
forces and infrastructure. </p>
<p>Many of the <a
href="https://thecradle.co/articles/israel-launches-heaviest-strikes-on-lebanon-since-ceasefire"
moz-do-not-send="true">strikes</a> have targeted
equipment needed for reconstruction, hindering the
Lebanese state\u2019s ability to rebuild areas destroyed by
Israel in the last war. </p>
<p>Over 300 people have been killed by Israeli attacks
on the country since the ceasefire was reached in
November last year. Israel has also expanded the
occupation it established during the ceasefire in
violation of the deal, and Tel Aviv has said that it
will not consider withdrawal until Hezbollah is
disarmed first. Washington has publicly backed
Israel\u2019s position more than once.</p>
<p>\u201cIf Beirut fails to act, Hezbollah\u2019s military wing
will inevitably face a major confrontation with
Israel, at a moment when Israel is at peak strength
and Iranian support for Hezbollah is at its weakest,\u201d
US envoy Tom Barrack said on Monday.</p>
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