NEWSRAEL Editorial NEWSRAEL Editor JUN 10, 2026
EDITORIAL: Israel is fighting for Lebanon's freedom: WHY?
Israel is not fighting Lebanon because it wants Lebanese territory, nor is it seeking to punish the Lebanese people. Israel is fighting because Iran turned Lebanon into a forward military base and Hezbollah transformed Lebanese towns into launchpads for war.
That distinction matters.
For years, Hezbollah claimed to be Lebanon’s defender. In reality, it built an army stronger than the Lebanese state, accumulated missiles inside civilian communities and reserved for itself the power to decide when Lebanon would go to war.
No sovereign country can survive under such conditions.
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