Written by Michael Thervil
Photo by Hezbollah Military Media Office / AFP - Getty Images
The question that’s on the minds of many people around the world but most certainly on the minds of the average tax paying American is: “what happened to Israel's promise to destroy Hamas?”. Considering the fact that it's going 458 days of war between Israel and the Axis of Resistance fighters, and not to mention the roughly $20 billion in weapons and aid American has given to Israel with another proposed another $8 billion in arms to Israel before the Biden Administration leaves office this month; the question remains: “why hasn't Israel defeated the Axis of Resistance yet?
As of late it's been reported that the Israeli Defense Force (IDF) has been considering extending their presence in Lebanon for the next 30 days while making the claim that Hezbollah fighters have violated the temporary ceasefire that has been put in place. But the opposite was found true. Another claim by the IDF is that the Lebanese army is acting too slow in deploying their military personnel to maintain the 18-mile buffer zone that is a part of the temporary cease-fire agreement, and with the Lebanese army being slow to deploy their troops to the area, it's giving Hezbollah time to regroup.
This may be true; however, the Lebanese army can move at whatever speed it wants as it and the land that its operating on belongs to Lebanon. Keep in mind that there are logistical challenges in play as well as unforeseen variables that can affect the speed in which the Lebanese military deploys its troops. It seems that Israel has either forgotten or is choosing to ignore the fact that the Lebanese people and government move on their own time in their own country.
Going back to the claim that by the Lebanese army being slow to deploy, it's giving Hezbollah time to regroup; the truth is Hezbollah doesn’t have to regroup given the fact the chief of Hezbollah made the following press statement:
“In the past, Israel reached Beirut within days, but in the 2024 aggression, it was unable to advance more than a few hundred meters at the front edge. Israel was unable to advance because the resistance fighters stood firm and stood firm in the face of it.”
He also stated while speaking to the press:
“The enemy [Israel] was forced to request a ceasefire because of the resistance’s capabilities, and we agreed through the Lebanese state.
The notion that the Israeli IDF is going to “rid the world of Hamas” and in this case Hezbollah seems to be nothing short but an empty promise on the behalf of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The Israeli population and political pundits have reduced the claims of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to rid the world of Hamas and Hezbollah as nothing more than a political move to stay in power long enough to forgo the legal challenges he’s facing in Israel.
With a potential hostage deal in the works – we can't help but wonder if Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is going to find a way to either move the goal post as he has done in the past, or outright find a way to torpedo the hostage negotiation talks. If he doesn’t it could spell the end of him – if he does, it seems that he’s brought himself even more time to stay out of the clutches of the Israeli judicial system.
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