Israel is fighting for its very survival and even the usually bombastic Netanyahu is now saying that. In past, Israelis used to crow about the ability to crush any opponent, any time, any where. But they increasingly use terms like Israel is fighting for its survival, which is correct frame to present the Israeli situation. I have said it multiple times in this thread that Israel's geography, demographics and its pampered dual citizen population makes it imperative for Israel to have its decades old 'deterrence' in place. A rich country's population has to feel totally secure or they'd flee. Even in America, the Pandemic allowed more remote work options, enabling people to flee unsafe and/or expensive localities. And in case of Israel, dangers are truly mortal. So fleeing is an option and one can't blame them. And 60,000-80,000+ have fled the north of Israel to other places, becoming the Internally Displaced Persons. They can't stay in hotels or temp locations forever.
So, yes, Israel will have to go after Lebanon. Question is whether now or a few years later. If Netanyahu is the PM then it is likely to be now. If someone else is the PM, then probably 3-5 years--and that's one of Israel's own analyst said.
