I'm John Bachelors with my colleague Bill Rajo, the Foundation for Defense of Democracy

keeps the Long War Journal where you can find Seth Franzman's reporting on the wars, simultaneous

wars in the Middle East right now, in and around Israel, but there are other actors here.

Lebanon is one of them.

Hezbollah dominates Lebanon society.

At the same time, we're looking at constant attacks

since the October 7th launch of the war.

Right now we have a headline up.

Hezbollah drone hits Naha'ariya High Rise.

20 rockets fired the north and there's a photograph of a brand new building with recognizable

high rise with patios and a big hole in the middle of one wall. Seth, I watched the story in Hezbollah

firing in the north of Israel and I we all puzzle when you've been there many many times.

Is the story now going to be the same as the past in other words we're ready to go but no

go order is coming.

What is the red line?

Is there one?

Well, the latest reports are that, you know, the IDF has continued to tell the government,

basically, we're ready.

I mean, if you give us the green light we'll go.

The IDF has been training non-stop for 10 months. They've been putting

different brigades through training sending the brigades home because a lot of

them are reservists and bringing them back and

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