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\n20 September 2024 | 15:30 CAT
\n2 min read<\/p>\nLow-flying Israeli warplanes broke the sound barrier over Beirut as Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah delivered his first speech following two days of Israeli attacks across Lebanon. The strikes, which killed Hezbollah members, civilians, and at least two children, come amid heightened tensions on Israel’s northern front.<\/p>\n
Speaking to Radio Islam, Dr James M. Dorsey pointed out that some fallout has already been witnessed with the growing hostilities along the Lebanese-Israeli border, and Hezbollah’s leader delivered a speech that left their response strategy unclear and ambiguous.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou saw a significant number of Hezbollah rocket attacks on Israel, to which Israel responded even more massively, but nonetheless, it indicated not all of Hezbollah’s commanding control had been destroyed. Obviously, this will impact the Gaza ceasefire negotiations,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Dorsey believes it\u2019s possible that Hamas leader, Yahya Sinwar, believes Hamas might benefit more from an escalation of tensions and a shift of Israel\u2019s military focus from Gaza to Lebanon than from negotiating a ceasefire.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat happened this week, in terms of the explosions of the communications devices, raises serious questions in terms of the expansions of surveillance spyware and software and what you can do with it. But also, the expansion of what constitutes legitimate and legal warfare,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
He stated that Hezbollah faces a dilemma in responding to this week’s events: its communications have been compromised, yet significant attacks have been carried out against Israel. The group must carefully calibrate a response that is strong and decisive but not severe enough to trigger an all-out Middle East war.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf Israel can do this to Hezbollah, in theory, it can do this to others, and other entities and countries may have similar capabilities; I think you are going to see a response to that in multiple circles,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
There will be a lot of ongoing searching and investigation as events continue to unfold.<\/p>\n
Nasrallah condemned the attacks as a “major terrorist operation” and a “genocide.”<\/p>\n
According to Dorsey, President Joe Biden’s envoy was in Israel this week, just hours before the first round of attacks on pagers occurred. During the visit, Biden strongly urged Prime Minister Netanyahu to pursue negotiations, rather than military action, as the best way to facilitate the return of tens of thousands of Israelis who had been evacuated from the Lebanese-Israeli border due to the ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel.<\/p>\n
\u201cNetanyahu knows there are going to be elections in less than two months, and criticism of Israel is a sensitive issue in the US. He believes that Trump will be a better President for Israel and certainly for Netanyahu than Kamala Harris will be, so there is everyone reason to assume Netanyahu is taking US electoral politics into consideration,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Since October 8, over 600 people have died in cross-border clashes, including more than 100 civilians.<\/p>\n
LISTEN <\/strong>to the full interview with Ml Sulaimaan Ravat and Dr James M. Dorsey, an Award-winning scholar & journalist, here.<\/a><\/p>\nABOUT THE AUTHOR<\/strong><\/p>\nDr. James M. Dorsey is an award-winning journalist, scholar, and Senior Fellow at the National University of Singapore\u2019s Middle East Institute. He is the author of \u2018The Turbulent World of Middle East Soccer\u2019.<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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