Bluff? Perhaps, but it would move the bluff count in this phase of Israel’s war against Iranian proxies from zero to one.
For the last several days, Israel has demanded a withdrawal by Hezbollah from southern Lebanon in compliance with UN Security Council resolutions as well as an end to missile attacks. Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant have repeatedly warned that they would ramp up to a full-scale war to secure their north from any further attacks, and the Israeli cabinet granted them carte blanche to achieve that outcome.
Today, Israel took the first step toward a ground war across their northern border:
Following a situation assessment, the IDF announced on Wednesday that it is remobilizing two reserve brigades for operations in the North.
The IDF said that recruiting additional reserve brigades would allow the fight against Hezbollah to continue.
The IDF also said that the…
