Israel does not seek confrontation with Hezbollah

Israeli military officials say they do not want a confrontation with the Hezbollah resistance movement, as tensions remain high on the border between Lebanon and occupied Palestine. This was reported by the Palestinian news agency SAMA citing a recent meeting between Israeli military leaders and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. "We don't need to get into a fight that we don't need or want at the time."

Israeli website Walla also reported that the meeting made it clear that "there is no point in rushing into a confrontation" with Hezbollah. During the meeting, Netanyahu met with military affairs minister, Yoav Gallant, and the heads of the military, the Mossad spy agency and the Shin Bet, as well as several other senior officials to discuss the situation near the barrier separating Lebanon from the occupied territories. . Netanyahu's office said that "the prime minister accepted the recommendations and courses of action" proposed by the Israeli military, without giving details of what was discussed at the meeting. According to a correspondent of the Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper and the Ynet website, the meeting did not produce "concrete decisions", and only saw the premier's approval of some working methods.

The reporter also quoted senior officials with Israeli "security establishments" as saying that "we are not racing towards a confrontation in the north". Tensions come as Israel says a tent, erected in southern Lebanon, has been set up by Hezbollah across the United Nations Blue Line, the de facto border between Lebanon and the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. Pictured is Ghajar village which is located in a strategic corner where the borders of Syria, Lebanon and the Occupied Palestinian Territories meet, on July 21, 2023.