Foreign media: Israel is in a dilemma facing Hizbullah

Reported on June 16 by the reference news website On June 12, the website of the Swiss New Zurich Newspaper published an article entitled "Another Step towards War?", which is compiled as follows:

On the evening of the 11th, Talib Abdullah, a senior commander of Hizbullah, was killed by Israel. This targeted clean-up operation has obviously hit Hizbullah hard. Hizbullah vowed revenge and launched the largest rocket attack against Israel since last October.

The latest round of strikes and counterattacks is another sign that the situation on Israel's northern border may be out of control. For months, the Israeli army and Hezbollah have been fighting there almost every day. But recently, the fighting has become intense. Hizbullah militants who used to fight mainly with old weapons have recently begun to use more modern weapons. They shot down several Israeli UAVs and attacked fighter planes flying over southern Lebanon with surface to air missiles.

Now, many observers are again worried that this quiet conflict may turn into a big war. Because the Israeli military and political figures have gradually lost patience with Hizbullah. So far, Hizbullah has lost more than 300 soldiers in the fighting. Although Hizbullah stressed that it had no intention of a major attack, it was constantly escalating the situation.

Why Hizbullah is now seeking confrontation remains unclear. Iran, which provides weapons and funds, may have given it a green light in this regard. However, the reason why Hizbullah did so may also be to win a better negotiating position in the possible future negotiations.

Recently, Israeli politicians have made a high profile demand that the military should strike Hizbullah harder. This left Israeli generals in a dilemma. If they let go, they should consider that the country will suffer serious damage, because Hizbullah has more than 100000 rockets. On the other hand, if they always respond passively, they are showing weakness and may induce Hizbullah to take more radical actions. Tens of thousands of Israelis are unable to return to their homes in the north, and their dissatisfaction is growing day by day.

But a big fight is also dangerous for Hizbullah. Most Lebanese do not want to see their country caught in the flames of war, so they will not accept Hizbullah to start a war. But this does not guarantee that the war will not break out. Because it is not uncommon in history for both sides of the conflict to sleepwalk into a war they do not actually want to fight. (Compiled by/Wang Qing)