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The Supposed "Ceasefire" in Lebanon
(Ynet News) Elisha Ben Kimon - The reality emerging in southern Lebanon over the past two weeks leaves the IDF unable to act with full freedom against Hizbullah, paying the price of its strategic "partnership" with a superpower. Israel's security relationship with Washington is indeed critical when it comes to Iran. But in Lebanon, that partnership is starting to look like a liability. The result: The IDF is fighting with one hand tied behind its back, as diplomacy constrains its room to maneuver. The ceasefire is unraveling daily. In 11 days, Israel has lost three soldiers. Hizbullah is moving operatives from central Lebanon into the south. It is laying IEDs, firing rockets at northern communities and IDF forces, and launching attack drones. This is not a ceasefire. It is a slow-drip war of attrition. Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said Monday: "There will be no reality in which a ceasefire exists in Lebanon while there is fire on our forces and on communities in the Galilee....The Lebanese government must ensure that Hizbullah is disarmed, first south of the Litani [River] up to the yellow line and then throughout Lebanon."