I'm John Bachelor visiting with Seth Fransman of the Jerusalem Post War

Correspondent for all of Israel as well as a fellow with the Foundation for the Defense of Democracy,

contributing to Long War Journal where he can reach Seth's reporting.

The headline in Jerusalem Post, four soldiers wounded from Lebanese anti-tank missiles.

Four soldiers rushed to the hospital for treatment

for wounds caused by missile fire from Lebanon.

This continues a campaign that Hezbollah has launched since October

to pepper the north of Israel to force evacuation between 60 and 100,000 people at

some point from their homes within 5 kilometers, sometimes I'm told 10

kilometers of the border.

There have been casualties, many casualties on the Israeli side.

There have been drones used. These anti-tank

missiles seem to be the most effective because it's very difficult to defend

against them. And yet Israel remains, to my knowledge, uncommitted to going north to clear out what is

what is singularly a national security threat. Seth, when last we visited, the IDF had not resolved as to what would be done with Lebanon,

with the Hezbollah in Lebanon, when in his Gaza is finished, which is unfinished, so I know I'm getting ahead.

But can we expect no better than what we're getting now?

I mean, it looks like that there is no decision in Israel to do much more about this,

because as you noted, Israel is tied up in Gaza so and the

idea if brass doesn't want a two-front war so that leaves Israel a bit at the mercy of Hezbollah and it means that the Iranian access is not deter.

Therefore Hezbollah keeps attacking Israel and what Israel does is a proportional response,

but you know there is no real value to proportional responses, you know, someone hits you,

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