Once again, thank you Mr. Samrani for your insights and bravo to L’Orient Le Jour/Orient Today for its professionalism and high-quality journalism.
Below is a quick translation of this brief video for you, dear readers, with thanks to Mr. Google Translate for his assistance.
Bambi send lots of love to Lebanon. May peace prevail there (it is about time!), in its neighbourhood, region, and the entire world.
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“Is the war waged by Israel against Hezbollah in Lebanon set to continue?
Even if the Iranian conflict were to end soon, it is possible that the Lebanese front would continue to rage, for at least two reasons.
The first point is that Israel has the time and space to act as it pleases on the Lebanese front. The stakes are not at all the same as in Iran.
There is no surge in hydrocarbon prices or involvement of Gulf countries and European countries directly related to this conflict.
The second is that Israeli objectives are very high and it seems unlikely that Tel Aviv will back down before at least further weakening Hezbollah by destroying its infrastructure, creating a buffer zone in South Lebanon and exerting strong pressure on the government to accelerate the disarmament of the militia, and ultimately, to be forced to sign a peace on Israeli terms.
In this context, Beirut’s call for direct negotiations with Tel Aviv appears insufficient to stop Israeli aggression.
Only a strong action by the Lebanese authorities against Hezbollah could perhaps change the situation”.
