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Israel Aims to Force Back Hezbollah Without a Ground War

Almost 500 people died on Monday alone, with 1,650 injured, in Israel’s heaviest bombardment on Lebanon since 2006.

Women attend the funeral of Hezbollah fighters Abbas Ahmad Srour and Mohammad Hussein Kassem in Aita al Chaab, Lebanon on June 29. Chris McGrath/Getty Images

Women attend the funeral of Hezbollah fighters Abbas Ahmad Srour and Mohammad Hussein Kassem in Aita al Chaab, Lebanon on June 29. Chris McGrath/Getty Images

Israel has attacked Hezbollah in Lebanon every day for the past week — from commander assassinations to the destruction of missile launchers — in what officials say is an attempt to force the group to pull back from the border and stop its own rocket barrage.

Yet unlike the campaign against Hamas in Gaza, Israel’s goal is less about eliminating its enemy than forcing it into a retreat. That would prevent the need for a boots-on-the ground war and enable about 65,000 Israelis displaced from its northern border area to return home.

Author: Editors Desk, Ethan Bronner

Source: Bloomberg

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