A year after the Hamas attack, Israel remains in an escalating war. The sides are hardening and the civilian population in the Middle East is suffering.
Jerusalem – Almost a year after the attack Hamas on October 7th, 2023 is at the war in which Israel there is no end in sight. If anything, the situation has gotten even worse this year. With the Israeli ground offensive in Lebanon at the latest, Israel is fighting the so-called “Axis of Resistance” on several fronts.
In Lebanon, too, Israel is not just fighting against them Hezbollah. “We have seen incidents from Lebanon during the war that came from various groups,” Israeli Defense Force (IDF) spokesman Lt. Col. Nadav Shoshani said Newsweek to. He saw the attacks on Israel as part of an “Iranian strategy of a ring of fire around Israel,” which also included attacks from Syria and Iraq. In addition to Hamas and Hezbollah, the Houthi militia is also part of the “Axis of Resistance”.
Israel’s ground offensive in Lebanon: IDF fights against other militias alongside Hezbollah
From Lebanon, the IDF fought primarily against Hezbollah, “which fired over 10,000 rockets, missiles and drones at Israel,” said Shoshani. “But we have also seen fire from various groups, especially Palestinian groups, groups affiliated with Hamas, firing at Israel.” In southern Lebanon, the IDF was able to eliminate “all kinds of terrorists from different groups,” especially the Hamas. The highest-ranking was the deputy chairman of the Hamas political bureau, Saleh al-Arouri. Israel did not claim responsibility for the death of former chairman Ismail Haniyeh.
“This is something we have been facing for a year,” Shoshani said of the goal of killing terrorists. With historical humiliation behind them, Israel launched the current ground offensive in Lebanon. The goal is “something we are very conscious of and is part of our calculations and preparations as we move forward.”
Iran and Islamist militias threaten retaliation: conflict in the Middle East could escalate further
The Iranian mission warned of the Israeli offensive in Lebanon, as a result of which “all options, including the full participation of all resistance fronts, are on the table.” A militia group called the Islamic Resistance in Iraq understood its drone strikes on Israel’s Golan Heights and the city of Tiberias in a statement “as a continuation of our approach to resisting the occupation and supporting our people in Palestine and Lebanon, and in response to the massacres, perpetrated by the usurping entity on civilians, including children, women and the elderly.”
Iran is also becoming more and more directly involved in the conflict. Last he did Iran a retaliatory strike for the Death of Hezbollah Secretary General NasrallahIslamic Revolutionary Guard Corps General Abbas Nilforushan, and the death of Hamas Politburo Director Ismail Haniyeh in July. The Israeli counterattack, which has already been announced, is still pending. According to rumors, the presumed successor to Nasrallah, Hashem Safieddine, is intended for this. Although Iran stated that it does not control the “Axis of Resistance,” Tehran also expressed support for the axis.
Flight and deaths: Civilian population suffers from conflict in the Middle East
As the conflict continues to escalate, the fronts are hardening – leading to the civilian population in all affected states. The regional director for the Near and Middle East of the International Committee of the Red Cross warned of the potential harm to civilians and “dehumanization that further fuels violence.” This should be avoided from all sides.
After a very short time, according to media reports in Lebanon, around… a million people on the run be, within the country or towards Syria. It is estimated that there are more than 300,000 children among them. Israel called for widespread evacuations in southern Lebanon, but is apparently also attacking the border with Syria. (lismah)
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