(Wall Street Journal) Lt.-Gen. Benny Gantz - The lesson of Oct. 7, 2023, is that Israel must be uncompromising and proactive when it comes to protecting itself. The fundamentalist regime in Tehran envisions using Hizbullah to destroy Israel and, ultimately, to dominate the region. This can never be allowed to happen. When the IDF returned to Southern Lebanon, it uncovered another Oct. 7-like attack poised for launch: terror tunnels within sight of Israeli towns ready to unleash hundreds of Radwan terrorists as well as missiles and weapon caches embedded in Lebanese homes close to the border. All of it was set for deployment on command. Israel must have the operational freedom to act not only against immediate threats posed by Hizbullah forces, but against any force building far from the border. History has proved that only Israel can be entrusted to safeguard the security of Israelis. Israel seeks to coexist with its neighbor to the north. Israel's wars have always been waged against Hizbullah and other terror organizations - never against the people of Lebanon. The writer, chairman of Israel's National Unity party, was Minister of Defense, 2020-22.
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