In a stark editorial published Thursday, ‘Israel’s’ leading left-leaning newspaper Haaretz warned that the regieme is being dragged deeper into a “futile and pointless war” in Lebanon, with no clear objectives or exit strategy. The newspaper called for an immediate reduction of fighting and a withdrawal from what it termed the “Lebanese quagmire,” as Israeli enemy forces expand aggressions south of the Zahrani River.
The editorial asserts that no one in the enemy government knows the war’s true goals or how far it will escalate. It argues that continuing the war only leads to more “unjustified killing” and soldiers lost “in vain,” urging Israeli leaders to pull back troops instead of reinforcing them.
Haaretz points to the army’s declaration of areas south of the Zahrani River including the city of Tyre and adjacent refugee camps as a dangerous escalation, coinciding with assassinations in Beirut. These actions, the paper claims, are designed to provoke Hezbollah into a full-scale war.
The newspaper links the escalation in Lebanon to the renewed military pressure in the Gaza Strip, accusing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of “igniting two wars anew.” It notes that this comes after the failure of the war in Gaza and its halt by US President Donald Trump. According to Haaretz, what is happening on both fronts is unfolding under a “deceptive ceasefire” that has not been respected by Israel itself.
Haaretz further asserts that the renewed war in Gaza portends only more destruction and death, stressing that what was not achieved in over two years of mass killings and systematic destruction will not be won in a new round of escalation. “A war with no objectives other than counting the bodies of the other side is a war that is never satiated,” the editorial concludes, adding that shortening the fighting in both Gaza and Lebanon would reduce the damage. It maintains that the war serves Netanyahu’s political interests above all.
The Haaretz editorial comes as the Islamic Resistance in Lebanon continues daily confrontations with occupation forces in the south, inflicting material and human losses, alongside strikes on occupation sites inside occupied Palestine.
Source: Israeli media (translated and edited by Al-Manar English Website)