Operation Northern Shield igång vid gränsen till Libanon

Israel har startat en operation för att upptäcka och oskadliggöra tunnlar som Hizbollah grävt från Libanon till Israel. Operationen kommer antagligen att pågå i flera veckor. En tunnel upptäcktes i dag i närheten av staden Metulla. Den sträckte sig ca 40 meter in på israeliskt område.
Operationen är defensiv och de israeliska trupperna har rört sig enbart på israeliskt territorium. Det är ändå inte uteslutet att åtgärder också kommer att vidtas på den libanesiska sidan av gränsen och då blir situationen mer komplicerad och hotfull.
Tunnlarna det är fråga om är attacktunnlar som Hizbollah planerar att använda för att ta sig under gränsen för att anfalla, döda och kidnappa israeler.

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"Israeli diplomats abroad are stressing the following points:

* Israel is conducting defensive actions within its sovereign territory, has the right to defend itself, and is not interested in escalation.

* Hezbollah is a terror organization and an Iranian proxy in the region that has effectively taken control of Lebanon and is pushing an Iranian agenda, which is to undermine regional stability.

* Hezbollah is funded, supported and directed by Tehran, and the funding is made possible by the billions of dollars Iran received as sanctions were lifted as part of the Iranian nuclear deal.

* Hezbollah’s goal in building the tunnels is to attack Israel, take citizens hostage and spread terror.

These messages also include an implied threat: Hezbollah’s actions harm Lebanon and threaten to make the tremendous investments of the international community in the country worthless if Israel is forced to respond inside Lebanon.

In addition, Israeli diplomats are calling for UNIFIL to deepen its operations in Lebanon under the terms of the UN Security Council resolutions, and are also calling on the international community to designate Hezbollah a terrorist organization."


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