“The Air Force planes flying currently in the skies of Lebanon have heavier bombs for more distant targets. Hezbollah went up half a step, whilst we a full one. We can attack not only at 20 kilometers from the border but also at 50 kilometers and in Beirut and anywhere else.” Israel Defense Secretary Gallant
“It is easier to move the Litani River forward to the borders than to push back Hezbollah fighters from the borders to behind the Litani River…We are committed to fighting Israel until it is off the map. A strong Israel is dangerous to Lebanon; but a deterred Israel, defeated and exhausted is less of a danger to Lebanon…the national interest of Lebanon, the Palestinians and the Arab world is that Israel leaves the battlefield defeated.” Hassan Nasrallah, Secretary-General, Hezbollah
“So, to put it bluntly, Israel has now come face-to-face with the self-destructive inconsistency with Zionism. How to maintain special rights for Jews on territory in which there is an