Netanyahu signals readiness to resume hostilities against Hezbollah amid internal political dispute
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared in a televised address that Israel maintains the capability to resume military operations against Hezbollah at any moment, asserting that recent strikes inflicted severe damage on the proxy force. This statement highlights a significant internal political rift with opposition leader Yair Lapid, who characterized the current strategic posture as a failure. The explicit threat of renewed escalation indicates a volatile trajectory for the Lebanon front, suggesting that the current truce is fragile and subject to immediate collapse based on Israeli strategic calculations.
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Prime Minister Netanyahu stated that Israel is ready to resume war at any time and claimed recent strikes dealt Hezbollah its hardest blow since the pager attacks.
Referenced as the target of Israeli strikes and the subject of potential renewed military operations.
Opposition leader Yair Lapid accused the government of a 'strategic debacle' regarding the handling of the conflict and truce.
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