Israel-Lebanon Tensions
Dr Burcu Ozcelik, a senior research fellow for Middle East security at Rusi said Israel is targeting towns in the border area because these are areas where it says Hezbollah is deeply entrenched. “Israel believes that they have sufficient documented evidence that there are a network for fortifications and tunnels in the vicinity of homes.” She said Israel is targeting this area to send a message to Hezbollah that they “should not be there”, but believes Hezbollah would find it unthinkable to evacuate.
