Israel ‘drag’ US into a New Forever War

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under pretense of dislodging Hezbollah from Lebanon. war between Hezbollah and Israel will cause tens of thousands of more deaths and trigger another humanitarian crisis.

would also jeopardize the US embassy in Beirut and the safety of thousands of American citizens in Lebanon and Israel – could trap [86,000 US citizens](https://www.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/ICS_NEA_Lebanon_Public.pdf) in Lebanon similar to what happened in 2006 during Israel’s 34-day war with Hezbollah.

even if Israel manages to preemptively destroy or intercept much of Hezbollah’s rocket arsenal, it would still [face the challenge of dealing with a militant group deeply embedded in urban areas](https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/31/opinion/israel-hezbollah-war-hamas-gaza.html) and equipped with a vast [network of tunnels](https://www.csis.org/analysis/coming-conflict-hezbollah), much like Hamas and scale of accused war crimes in Gaza.

Don’t fix the border but rather focus on destroying the Middle East.