ed note–we’ll forego the usual extended commentary for something ‘short & sweet,’ as the saying goes.
Israel fully intends to do to Lebanon what she has already done in Gaza, and all of this ‘or else’ business that Israel is posturing is merely there for theatrics in attempting to paint the fale notion that Lebanon is NOT on the ‘to do’ list in terms of creating ‘Greater Israel’.
Lest we forget–
‘And God spoke unto us saying, ‘Go to the hill-country and all the places nigh thereunto… in the Arabah, the hill-country and in the Lowland… in the South and by the sea-shore, the land of the Canaanites, and Lebanon, as far as the great river, the river Euphrates…Go in therefore and possess the land which the Lord swore unto your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, unto them and to their seed after them…’ –Book of Deuteronomy 1:6–8
‘Every place whereon the sole of your foot shall tread shall be yours, from the wilderness, and Lebanon, from the river Euphrates, even unto the hinder sea shall be your border…’ –Book of Deuteronomy
‘…From the wilderness, and this Lebanon, even unto the great river, the Euphrates, all the land unto the Great Sea toward the going down of the sun, shall be your border…’ –Book of Joshua
Israel National News
IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi on Saturday evening said that Israel is operating freely in Lebanese airspace.
‘Hezbollah has chosen to serve as ‘Hamas’ shield’ on behalf of Iran, and increasingly, we are exacting a price from it,’ Halevi said. ‘Whoever conditions the end to the friction in the north on an end to the combat in the Gaza Strip will pay increasing prices.’
‘This was and will be the case going forward. The security reality in the north is already being shaped during these days. We are pushing Radwan terrorists away from the border and hitting Hezbollah’s capabilities that it has built up over the years.’
‘We are operating freely in Lebanese airspace and strike any threat we identify,’ he added. ‘The area of southern Lebanon is a combat zone, and it will remain so, as long as Hezbollah operates from it. Hezbollah risks turning the entire state of Lebanon into a combat zone, at a heavy price.’
‘We are prepared for war, even today, and are constantly improving our capabilities. We are committed to changing the security situation in such a way that will allow the residents to return safely to their homes – in the north and in the south.’