The Israel Defense Forces removed another top Hezbollah leader over the weekend as it continues to destroy the terrorist group's military infrastructure in Lebanon. According to reports CBN NewsHezbollah spokesman Mohamed Afif was removed in an unprecedented attack in central Beirut without warning the public to evacuate. Afif served as the main leader of the terrorist group's operational and propaganda apparatus.
The Israel Defense Forces has targeted Hezbollah strongholds in Beirut and other Lebanese cities, saying the group had been building weapons production facilities in civilian areas for years. Overall, Israelis are fighting on two fronts: across southern Lebanon and in the Gaza Strip.
Regarding Lebanon, Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Helj Halevi said: “If this group continues to fire, we will carry out our plans, advance further, continue the fight to carry out large-scale attacks, and take Hezbollah very seriously.'' We will attack severely.”
Meanwhile, more Hamas terrorists surrendered, resulting in a more complete defeat for Iranian proxies.
With President-elect Trump taking office in January, more countries may be added to the Abraham Accords. Such moves include ending Saudi Arabia's insistence that Israel needs to recognize the West Bank and Gaza as part of a new Palestinian state, a so-called “two-state solution.” Probably.
But Israel is more cautious than ever about coexisting with a Palestinian state following the October 7 massacre by Hamas. Additionally, the Jewish state is under threat from Iranian missile attacks.
There is also talk of Israel annexing the West Bank (biblical Judea and Samaria), or at least large parts of it, in order to protect the Jewish community living there.
“What happened in Gaza really undermined not only peace but the possibility of establishing a Palestinian state,” said Eitan Gilboa, a professor of American-Israeli relations at Tel Aviv's Bar-Ilan University.
At this time, the intermingling of Jewish cities and towns with Arab population centers is so advanced that it would be difficult to establish two states.
“I don't think it's possible to talk about a two-state solution because that will never happen. You can't draw lines that divide and separate people,” said Israel Gantz, chairman of the Samaritan Binyamin Regional Council. Ta.
Regardless of President Trump's views on Judea and Samaria, his nominees to foreign policy posts have strong pro-Israel backgrounds, including Marco Rubio as secretary of state and Elise Stefanik as ambassador to the United Nations. The U.S. ambassador to Israel includes former Arkansas governor and presidential candidate Mike Huckabee. .
“I look forward to working for the country, the president, the American people, and being an effective representative of our friends in the Jewish state of Israel,” Huckabee told CBN's Gordon Robertson at The 700 Club on Monday. “I'm working on it,” he said.
Huckabee, who first visited Israel more than 40 years ago, believes President Trump should not decide to annex Judea and Samaria. Because it is a call for Israel alone. He also does not believe a two-state solution is realistic and refers to Judea and Samaria as the “promised land.”
WATCH: President Trump's Israel Representative | News on The 700 Club – November 18, 2024
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