Controversy
Status:Resolved
Will There Be an Israel-Hezbollah War?
Resolution:
Yes.
Resolved on Oct 08, 2024
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Claims
Matthew Miller"It is in no ones interest — not Israel's, not the region's, not the world's — for this conflict to spread beyond Gaza."Jan 07, 2024
Mark Regev"We were not interested in a conflict. But if Hezbollah does start one, it will finish on Israel's terms."Oct 27, 2023
Benny Gantz"The situation on Israel's northern border demands change... [t]he stopwatch for a diplomatic solution is running out."Dec 27, 2023
Naim Qassem“We will face any possibility and we are ready if the Israelis decide to enter by land and the resistance forces are ready for a ground engagement.”Oct 16, 2024
Amal SaadHezbollah has signalled it "is willing to go all the way" toward a final border settlement if there's a Gaza cease-fire.Jan 06, 2024
Steven A. Cook"It is likely that there is going to be a war between Hezbollah and Israel within the next six to eight months."
Herzi Halevi"I don't know when the war in the north [will happen]. I can tell you that the likelihood of it happening in the coming months is much higher than it was in the past."Feb 17, 2024
Al Jazeera"Israel may end up doing battle not only in Gaza and the West Bank, but also on its northern border with Hezbollah in Lebanon."Oct 28, 2023
Mohammad Bagher GhalibafMilitant groups in the Middle East, including Hezbollah, "will not hesitate to go to any level [to fight against Israel]."Oct 01, 2024
Yoav GallantIsraeli goal is "destroying Hezbollah's capabilities that have been built up over 20 years."Oct 15, 2024
Hassan Nasrallah"You expand, we expand. You escalate, we escalate."