American intelligence warns of the destruction of the Israeli army as a result of Netanyahu’s actions

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The episode focuses on an American intelligence assessment published by the Washington Post, which revealed concern in Washington about talk about the possibility of Israel expanding the war to Lebanon, indicating that achieving victory for Israel in this war will be “difficult.” The American newspaper "Washington Post" quoted the American intelligence assessment as a conclusion that there is "concern in Washington about Israel's talk about expanding the war to Lebanon."

The US intelligence assessment, issued by the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), said: “It will be difficult for Israel to succeed in a war against Hezbollah amid the ongoing fighting in Gaza.” The newspaper added that American officials are concerned that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sees the expanded fighting in Lebanon as the key to his political survival, amid internal criticism of his government's failure to prevent a Hamas attack on October 7.

US President Joe Biden sent his senior aides to the Middle East to achieve a crucial goal, which is “preventing the outbreak of a comprehensive war between Israel and Hezbollah.” Israel has made clear that it considers the regular exchange of fire between its forces and Hezbollah along the border to be untenable, and that it may soon launch a major military operation in Lebanon. According to the newspaper, Hezbollah, which has well-trained fighters and tens of thousands of rockets and missiles, wants to avoid a major escalation, according to American officials, who say that the group’s leader, Hassan Nasrallah, is seeking to stay away from a broader war.

Since the Hamas attack in October, Israeli officials have discussed launching a pre-emptive attack on Hezbollah, US officials said. This prospect has faced persistent US opposition because of the possibility of drawing Iran, which supports both groups, and other proxy forces into the conflict — a possibility that could force the United States to respond militarily on behalf of Israel.

Officials fear that a large-scale conflict between Israel and Lebanon could surpass the bloodshed seen in the 2006 Israel-Lebanon war due to Hezbollah's much larger arsenal of long-range and precision weapons. “The number of casualties in Lebanon may range between 300,000 and 500,000, which would necessitate a large-scale evacuation of the entire north of Israel,” said Bilal Saab, an expert on Lebanese affairs at the Middle East Institute, a think tank in Washington, according to the Washington Post. Hezbollah may strike Israel deeper than before, striking sensitive targets such as petrochemical plants and nuclear reactors, and Iran may activate militias throughout the region.

“I don’t think it will be limited to these two opponents,” he said. The threat of a broader conflict continued to grow on Saturday as Hezbollah fired about 40 rockets into Israel in retaliation for the suspected assassination of senior Hamas leader Saleh al-Arouri and six others in an airstrike on the outskirts of Beirut, the Lebanese capital, days earlier. In recent weeks, regular shootings between Israel and Hezbollah along the border have become more aggressive, drawing particular criticism from Washington, US officials said. According to US intelligence reviewed by the newspaper, the Israeli army has struck US-funded and trained Lebanese Armed Forces positions more than 34 times since October 7, officials familiar with the matter said. According to the newspaper, the United States considers the Lebanese army the main defender of Lebanon’s sovereignty and a major counterweight to the influence of Hezbollah, which is supported by Iran.

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