Building bridges with the Lebanese government instead of blowing them up |
The Israeli military has been operating recently to bomb and render all the bridges over the Litani River in Lebanon unusable, thereby effectively isolating southern Lebanon from the rest of the country. The IDF has also issued mass evacuation warnings, forcing residents of southern Lebanon to evacuate to the northern part of the country (which is becoming increasingly difficult due to the bombing of the bridges).
Israeli troops are performing crucial tasks in Lebanon, as they must neutralize the Hezbollah threat. The state of Israel must take all necessary measures to permanently eliminate the threat to residents of the northern Galilee. But in addition to military action, there must be a strategy to empower the Lebanese government and strengthen ties with Beirut so as to marginalize Hezbollah.
In the “Religious Zionist” party meeting this week, far-right Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said, “The Litani River must be our new border with........