{"id":2345345,"date":"2024-09-24T13:41:57","date_gmt":"2024-09-24T17:41:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hezbollah-must-not-be-given-a-break-israel-military-signals-it-wont-let-up-on-aerial-attacks-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-24T13:45:01","modified_gmt":"2024-09-24T17:45:01","slug":"hezbollah-must-not-be-given-a-break-israel-military-signals-it-wont-let-up-on-aerial-attacks-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hezbollah-must-not-be-given-a-break-israel-military-signals-it-wont-let-up-on-aerial-attacks-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Hezbollah must not be given a break\u2019: Israel military signals it won\u2019t let up on aerial attacks &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">40<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhezbollah-must-not-be-given-a-break-israel-military-signals-it-wont-let-up-on-aerial-attacks-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2345345&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In a recent escalation of military activity, Israeli forces have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/unemployment-seen-climbing-much-higher-than-fed-expects-as-it-fights-inflation-deutsche-bank\/\" title=\"Unemployment Seen Climbing Much Higher Than Fed Expects as It Fights Inflation: Deutsche Bank\">significantly intensified<\/a> their aerial campaign against Hezbollah in Lebanon, aiming to counter the group&#8217;s ongoing attacks on Israel that have persisted for nearly a year. IDF chief of staff Lt. Gen.\u2064 Herzi Halevi \u200cstated that &#8220;Hezbollah \u200bmust not be given a break,&#8221; highlighting the urgency of continuing offensive\u2062 operations. This week alone, Israel conducted numerous\u2063 airstrikes, including lethal strikes in Beirut, which\u200b resulted in over 500 casualties\u2014the deadliest day in Lebanon since the 2006 Israel-Hezbollah war.<\/p>\n<p>Israeli military strategies focus on\u2063 targeting Hezbollah\u2019s weapon stockpiles, often located in civilian areas, while warning Lebanese citizens near military targets to evacuate. Tensions escalated \u200bafter Hezbollah resumed \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/taliban-names-fbi-wanted-alleged-terror-leader-as-afghan-interior-minister\/\" title=\"Taliban Names FBI-Wanted Alleged Terror Leader As Afghan Interior Minister\">cross-border attacks<\/a> following \u200bHamas&#8217;s October 7, 2023, terrorist assault on Israel, which led to significant Israeli civilian casualties. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/netanyahu-defies-biden-announces-major-west-bank-move\/\" title=\"Netanyahu challenges Biden, reveals significant West Bank decision.\">situation remains complex<\/a>, as Hezbollah refuses to halt its fire until \u2062Israel reaches a ceasefire with Hamas, complicating international efforts and calls\u2064 for stability\u2064 in the\u2064 region.<\/p>\n<p>Israeli responses have included high-profile assassinations of key Hezbollah leaders, aiming \u2063to disrupt the group&#8217;s operations further. Although ground invasion plans have not yet been executed, the ongoing hostilities indicate a precarious balance of power as both Israel and Hezbollah remain entrenched in their positions, with potential international \u2062mediation \u2063efforts being sought.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">&lsquo;Hezbollah must not be given a break&rsquo;: Israel military signals it won&rsquo;t let up on aerial attacks<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1768549\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>An <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/israel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Israeli<\/a> military senior official said on Tuesday that the country&rsquo;s aerial campaign in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Lebanon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Lebanon<\/a> targeting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hezbollah\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Hezbollah\">Hezbollah<\/a> &ldquo;will accelerate.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The Israel Defense Forces significantly stepped up the number of airstrikes it is conducting into Lebanon this week as the military seeks to end Hezbollah&rsquo;s continued attacks on Israel, which have occurred for nearly a year.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Hezbollah must not be given a break,&rdquo; IDF chief of staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/liveblog_entry\/idf-chief-halevi-hezbollah-will-not-be-given-a-break-we-will-accelerate-offensive-operations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>said<\/a> Tuesday. &ldquo;[We must] keep working with all our might.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, the IDF said it carried out what it described as &ldquo;an targeted strike in Beirut&rdquo; one day after the Israeli airstrikes killed more than 500 people and injured more than 1,800 others, marking the deadliest day in Lebanon since the 2006 Israel-Hezbollah war.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/3162925\/israel-objectives-against-hezbollah\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Israel's strikes\">Israel&rsquo;s strikes<\/a> are primarily in the southern part of Lebanon, which is near the border between the two countries, though the country has carried out strikes in Beirut, as it did on Monday and Tuesday. The military has targeted Hezbollah&rsquo;s weapons and weapon depots, even though they&rsquo;re often in civilian areas. The Israelis have pointed to secondary explosions following their strikes to indicate that they hit weapons that subsequently detonated.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Hezbollah members salute during the funeral of Hezbollah commander Ibrahim Akil and militant Mahmoud Hamad in Beirut&rsquo;s southern suburb on Sept. 22, 2024. (AP Photo\/Bilal Hussein)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;We will accelerate the offensive operations today and bolster all the arrays. The situation requires continued intensive action on all fronts,&rdquo; Halevi added.<\/p>\n<p>Israeli officials urged Lebanese civilians living in the southern part of Lebanon near these military targets to leave and travel north.<\/p>\n<p>Hezbollah and Israel&rsquo;s 2006 war ended with a United Nations Security Council resolution that required Hezbollah to stay ahead of the Litani River, which is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/state-department-reiterates-americans-should-reconsider-travel-to-lebanon-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"State Department reiterates Americans should \u2018reconsider travel to Lebanon\u2019 - Washington Examiner\">located roughly 18 miles<\/a> from the Israel-Lebanon border. Hezbollah has not abided by that in the years since, and it has stationed weapons in that area as well.<\/p>\n<p>Hezbollah began firing rockets, missiles, and drones into northern Israel a day after Hamas carried out its Oct. 7, 2023, terrorist attack that resulted in the killing of 1,200 people and the kidnapping of roughly 250 others. Due to concerns that Hezbollah could carry out a cross-border raid targeting the civilian population, as Hamas had, Israel evacuated more than 50,000 people from that northern area, and the cross-border aerial attacks have continued to prevent the return to their homes. Lebanon has also had to evacuate tens of thousands of civilians due to threats from Israeli strikes.<\/p>\n<p>Israeli Ambassador to the U.N. Danny Danon said this week that Hezbollah has fired more than 8,000 rockets toward Israel since Oct. 8.<\/p>\n<p>Hezbollah has refused to stop the cross-border attacks and said it wouldn&rsquo;t do so until Israel agreed to a ceasefire deal with Hamas, but the United States has said that Hamas&rsquo;s leader, Yahya Sinwar, is the &ldquo;obstacle&rdquo; to a deal. Sinwar&rsquo;s stance would effectively require Israel to agree to his terms to get a ceasefire deal, which would secure the release of the remaining roughly 100 hostages who are being held in Gaza, to get Hezbollah to stop its attacks, and that would then allow those tens of thousands of civilians to return to the north. Such an agreement, if Sinwar got his version of the deal, could leave Hamas in power in Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>Instead of capitulating to Sinwar and Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah&rsquo;s strategy, Israel has opted to use its military to push Hezbollah out of that area directly north of Israel&rsquo;s border and effectively create a buffer zone between northern Israel and where Hezbollah would be located, effectively enforcing the U.N. resolution from nearly two decades ago.<\/p>\n<p>Simultaneously, Israel&rsquo;s military has also sought to decimate Hezbollah&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/media-say-bidens-female-led-comms-is-a-first-trump-has-that-now\/\" title=\"Media Say Biden&#039;s Female-Led Comms Is A First. Trump Has That Now\">senior leaders<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, Israel targeted and killed Ibrahim Aqil, the head of Hezbollah&rsquo;s operations and the commander of its Radian Force, months after the Israeli military killed Fuad Shukr, the highest-ranking military commander in Hezbollah. Other senior Hezbollah leaders who have been killed by Israeli forces include Wissam al Tawil, Abu Hassan Samir, Taleb Sami Abdullah, and Mohammed Nasser.<\/p>\n<p>Shukr, Israel said, was responsible for an airstrike in July that resulted in the deaths of a dozen teenagers in the Golan Heights.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, Israel is believed to have been responsible for a dramatic attack in which thousands of Hezbollah&rsquo;s handheld communications devices detonated almost simultaneously in two sets of attacks occurring on consecutive days.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Israelis targeted Hezbollah&rsquo;s commander of the southern front, Ali Karaki, on Monday, though Nasrallah <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/breaking-news\/article-821426\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>said<\/a> he survived.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">  https:\/\/twitter.com\/IDF\/status\/1837470646495768626 <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Israel has yet to conduct a ground invasion into southern Lebanon like it did in 2006, though there is a chance it could happen.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. and several Western countries are hoping to see Israel and Hezbollah simmer the tension and try to come to a deal diplomatically that would allow for the civilians on both sides to return to their homes. Officials within the Biden administration have repeatedly stated their belief that getting a ceasefire deal done between Israel and Hamas would allow for Israel&rsquo;s conflict with Hezbollah to simmer as well.<\/p>\n<p>But a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas is seemingly further away than it has been for several months.<\/p>\n<p>In mid-July, U.S. Secretary of State&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/antony-blinken\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Antony Blinken<\/a>&nbsp;said the ceasefire talks were &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3096120\/families-of-hamas-hostages-urge-lawmakers-get-netanyahu-agree-deal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">inside the 10-yard line<\/a>,&rdquo; and he said two weeks ago that &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/secretary-antony-j-blinken-at-a-press-availability-51\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">nearly&nbsp;90%<\/a>&rdquo; of the Gaza ceasefire deal is agreed&rdquo; upon.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. National Security Council spokesman John Kirby acknowledged over the weekend that &ldquo;I would say that we are not achieving any progress here in the last week to two weeks.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1768549\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1768549\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Israel&#8217;s military has indicated that it will intensify its airstrikes against Hezbollah in Lebanon. A senior official from the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) stated on Tuesday that the aerial campaign aimed at countering Hezbollah&#8217;s ongoing attacks on Israel, which have persisted for nearly a year, &#8220;will accelerate.&#8221; IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi emphasized the need to maintain pressure on Hezbollah, asserting that &#8220;Hezbollah must not be given a break&#8221; and calling for continued efforts with full force.<\/p>\n<p>This week, the IDF has significantly increased its airstrike activity in Lebanon, particularly targeting southern regions near the border and conducting strikes in Beirut as well. The military aims to destroy Hezbollah\u2019s weapons and depots, even when they are located in civilian areas. Following recent strikes that resulted in over 500 deaths and more than 1,800 injuries\u2014marking one of Lebanon&#8217;s deadliest days since the 2006 conflict\u2014Halevi announced plans to enhance offensive operations across all fronts.<\/p>\n<p>Israeli officials have advised civilians living near military targets in southern Lebanon to evacuate northward due to ongoing threats from airstrikes. Since October 8, Hezbollah has reportedly launched over 8,000 rockets into Israel following Hamas&#8217; attack on October 7 that killed around 1,200 people.<\/p>\n<p>Despite calls for a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas\u2014which could potentially ease tensions with Hezbollah\u2014the situation remains complex as U.S. officials note little progress toward such an agreement recently. Meanwhile, Israeli forces continue their operations against senior Hezbollah leaders while maintaining their stance against capitulating to demands from both Hamas and Hezbollah leaderships regarding ceasefire terms<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2671,"featured_media":2345346,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Beirut-strike.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[41613,24658,4671,4505,32076],"class_list":["post-2345345","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-aerial-attacks","tag-hezbollah","tag-israel","tag-military","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Beirut-strike.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2345345","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2671"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2345345"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2345345\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2345346"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2345345"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2345345"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2345345"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}