{"id":45290,"date":"2026-01-10T14:01:14","date_gmt":"2026-01-10T13:01:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/?p=45290"},"modified":"2026-01-10T14:01:17","modified_gmt":"2026-01-10T13:01:17","slug":"new-operation-in-lebanon-needed-say-israeli-officials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/?p=45290","title":{"rendered":"New Operation in Lebanon Needed, Say Israeli Officials"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Beirut, Lebanon<\/strong> \u2013 A new military operation in Lebanon may be necessary to facilitate the disarmament of Hezbollah, according to Israeli officials. The assessment, which comes amid ongoing tensions in the region, suggests a potential escalation of conflict along the Lebanese-Israeli border.<\/p>\n<p>The officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, stated that the Lebanese Armed Forces require assistance in disarming the powerful paramilitary group. Hezbollah, a Shia Islamist political party and militant group, wields significant influence in Lebanon and possesses a substantial arsenal of weapons.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;The current situation is unsustainable,&#8221;<\/em> one official reportedly said. <em>&#8220;Without a concerted effort to disarm Hezbollah, the risk of further conflict remains high.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The prospect of a new operation raises concerns about potential humanitarian consequences and regional stability. Lebanon is already grappling with a severe economic crisis, and further conflict could exacerbate the situation. Neighboring countries and international organizations are likely to urge restraint and a diplomatic solution to the ongoing tensions.<\/p>\n<p>The nature and scope of the potential operation remain unclear. However, the statements from Israeli officials indicate a growing sense of urgency regarding the perceived threat posed by Hezbollah&#8217;s continued armament. This development is being closely monitored by international observers who fear a wider regional conflagration.<\/p>\n<p>DZWatch will continue to provide updates as this story develops.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/?cat=44\">More News articles on DZWatch<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\">DZWatch &#8211; Your News Portal<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Beirut, Lebanon \u2013 A new military operation in Lebanon may be necessary to facilitate the disarmament of Hezbollah, according to Israeli officials. The assessment, which comes amid ongoing tensions in the region, suggests a potential escalation of conflict along the Lebanese-Israe&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":45291,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"rank_math_lock_modified_date":false,"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","iawp_total_views":4,"footnotes":""},"categories":[44],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-45290","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45290","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=45290"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45290\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":45292,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45290\/revisions\/45292"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/45291"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=45290"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=45290"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=45290"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}