Israeli Defense Minister Gallant recently threatened in an interview that Israel might expand its military operations in Gaza to Lebanon. This is not the first time that Israel has taken a tough stance, but as the Palestinian-Israeli conflict continues to escalate, these words have become more aggressive and even somewhat unscrupulous. Previously, two Israeli far-right politicians had called for Palestinians to be resettled outside Gaza, and now Gallant has vowed to replicate Gaza's actions in Beirut, Lebanon's capital. In the current situation, one cannot help but wonder whether Israel is really capable of going to war with Allah.
In other words, is Israel ready for a direct confrontation with the members of the Arc of Resistance? At the beginning of the current round of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Netanyahu bluntly stated that Israel's goal was not only to free the hostages, but also to defeat Hamas. However, after more than three months of fighting, the IDF has still not been able to capture the Gaza Strip. What is even more ironic is that despite the fact that Israel has dropped more than 60,000 tons of explosives on Gaza, Hamas has withstood the Israeli artillery fire and achieved good results.
Under external pressure, it has become difficult for Israel's military operations in the Gaza Strip to continue; Domestically, far-right politicians clashed violently with the military at a cabinet meeting as the military tried to investigate previous attacks. Coupled with Netanyahu's failure to heed the demands of the hostages' families at home, Israel has recently erupted in a massive campaign demanding Netanyahu. How is it possible for Israel to escalate the war in the face of internal and external troubles? Even if Gallant himself makes a big statement, he knows that now is not the time to go to war with Allah.
Previously, the military operations of Allah and Yemen's Houthi rebels have caused Israel to suffer serious losses, especially the escalating situation in the Red Sea, which has seriously affected Israel's external affairs**. Although Israel has received unconditional military and economic aid from the United States, Israel has previously cut 10** departments, suggesting that even with American aid, it will not be able to fill Israel's financial gap. As a result, Israel's military power is currently declining. Without going into detail about the situation in Israel, let's mainly analyze whether Israel can achieve complete victory if it really goes to war with "Allah".
Compared with Hamas, which resembles a guerrilla organization, Allah is significantly more organized and has a more advanced **, which means that once the Israeli army confronts Allah, it will pay a greater price. Due to the lack of military discipline, the overall combat effectiveness of the Israeli army today is obviously inferior to that of the Rabin era, and even if it is difficult for the Israeli army to defeat "Hamas" at present, how can it expect to defeat "Allah"? The Lebanese war of 2006 was a stark example of the eventual defeat of the Israeli army. The United States does not want a head-on confrontation with Iran. Some may say that Israel has the support of the United States, but let's not forget that Allah also has Iran's support behind it.
Biden's statement in the past two months has proved enough that the United States ** is doing its best to prevent Israel from provoking Iran and Lebanon's "Allah". After all, if Israel really treats Beirut as it did in Gaza, then this round of Palestinian-Israeli conflict will no longer be a problem between Israel and "Hamas", but an all-out war between Israel and the "Arc of Resistance".