Fighting Continues In Israel and Lebanon
Israel has resumed air strikes after a short lull today, and Hezbollah continues rocket attacks and fighting on the ground. Israel had agreed to a 48-hour break in bombing while it investigated the civilian deaths in Qana, but apparently not everyone is on the same page.
I cofess I don’t understand Hezbollah’s motivation for forcing this confrontation. Yeah, it’s a chance to make Israel look bad, but the damage to Lebanon will take years to repair. Surely Hezbollah’s leaders know that, despite its wishes, Israel is not going to be wiped off the face of the earth.
And I wish Israel didn’t feel the need to go to war with the Lebanese people in response to provocation by Hezbollah. I can see its reasoning a bit better, but I’m afraid the appearance of overkill is just making more enemies.
Oh, for a simple answer to this mess. Too bad the international community can’t just send each side to its room to think it over. I can only hurt for the civilians who are caught in the middle and pray for cooler heads to prevail.