Ceasefire with Hamas and Hezballah elusive
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Regardless of where one stands on whether Israel should engage in a ceasefire, the fact remains that the Joe Biden and Kamala Harris administration has not been able to get anywhere close to a ceasefire at all. The war in the Middle East is actually getting worse by the day. Now Hezbollah is lashing out against Israel, adding fuel to the already enormous fire.
Apparently Joe Biden is not happy. According to reports, Joe Biden had a secret meeting with some within his security cabinet, in which he cursed at them to relentlessly pursue the ceasefire they have been unsuccessful at reaching so far.
As President Joe Biden nears the end of his term, he has reportedly been intensifying efforts to secure a ceasefire in the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict, a move seen as critical to his foreign policy legacy. According to Politico, Biden has directed key members of his administration to prioritize a ceasefire agreement, with increased pressure stemming from the fact that this conflict has embroiled the Middle East in a larger regional crisis over the past year.
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One of the reasons a ceasefire is hard to arrange is that it mainly benefits Hamas and Hezballah while Israel is kicking their butts. I believe the best thing for Israel and world peace is to let them destroy the ability of Hamas and Hewzballah's military. That would also be a major setback for Iran which is the chief sponsor of the war against Israel.
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Lebanese Hezbollah confirmed that Israel killed its secretary general, Hassan Nasrallah, in an airstrike in Beirut on September 27.[1] The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) reported that Israel was aware of Nasrallah’s whereabouts for months and conducted the airstrike to exploit a brief window of opportunity.[2] Unspecified Israeli officials said that Israel dropped over 80 explosive munitions on Hezbollah’s main military headquarters where Nasrallah was located.[3] The IDF confirmed that the commander of Hezbollah’s Southern Front, Ali Karaki, also died in the airstrike.[4] Iranian media confirmed that IRGC Operations Deputy Brigadier General Abbas Nilforoushan died as well.[5] Unspecified Israeli officials suggested that the chairman of Hezbollah’s Executive Council, Hashem Saffiedine, is expected to succeed Nasrallah.[6]
The Israeli air campaign into Lebanon has likely severely disrupted the strategic- and operational-level military leadership in Hezbollah. Continued Israeli airstrikes have killed numerous senior and mid-tier Hezbollah commanders, including Nasrallah, in recent days. These strikes almost certainly worsened the internal disarray that Hezbollah was already facing after Israel detonated thousands of pagers and personal radios belonging to Hezbollah members. Hezbollah appears to be suffering from temporary organizational paralysis, as it has not responded to Israel in any meaningful way and has failed to stop Israel from targeting its key leadership or take necessary steps to protect that leadership. Hezbollah has built a professionalized military force that should be able to overcome this disruption, however, if given the time and space to do so. All the commanders that Israel has killed have deputies who should in principle be able to fill those roles and help the force recover, although they will have taken over under extremely difficult circumstances and under intense pressure.
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