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January 31, 2024

What If Israel’s Real War Hasn’t Yet Started?

The showdown with Hizballah would likely dwarf that with Hamas.

For years, Israeli security experts have warned of the dangers of Hizballah, which has deeply embedded its forces in southern Lebanon, subordinated the country’s government, and developed sophisticated military capabilities aimed at attacking the Jewish state. Now much of the country agrees that it is better to go to war soon than to wait for the Iranian proxy army to strike first. Matti Friedman reports from northern Israel, which has been emptied of most of its civilian population:

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