Gaza war & its implications
War has been raging on Israel’s northern border with Hezbollah (Lebanon’s powerful Shia militia that is backed by Iran) after rocket attack in the Majdal Shams in Golan Heights, in which 12 young people were killed
When Israel launched the Gaza war, Hezbollah began rocket attacks from southern Lebanon
targeting military outposts in the occupied Shebaa Farms or the Upper Galilee region of northern Israel
Hezbollah & IDF
Hezbollah’s claim that it was not involved in the attack cannot be taken for granted.
It is possible that the group targeted IDF outposts in the Golan Heights, under Israel’s illegal occupation since 1967
The IDF, whose Gaza campaign has killed thousands of Palestinian civilians, has also carried out strikes in Lebanon’s civilian neighbourhoods
Hezbollah and Israel last fought an all-out war in 2006, and it did not end well for the Jewish state
And since 2006, Hezbollah has built a stronger army and a huge stockpile of weapons.
A war could spiral out of control with a high risk of Iran’s involvement
This cycle of violence is self-defeatist
There will be peace only if both parties reset the current hostility and calm the borders.
West asian countries
The subregion consists of
Anatolia (Turkiye)
Arabian Peninsula
Iran
Mesopotamia (Iraq)
Armenian highlands,
Levant (Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Palestine)
The island of Cyprus
Sinai Peninsula (Egypt)
South Caucasus (Armenia, Georgia, and Azerbaijan)
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