When Hamas Fires Rockets from Lebanon, Iran Is Giving the Orders
The Israel-Iran conflict, not the Israel-Palestinian conflict, explains the recent escalation.
April 18, 2023
When Hamas Fires Rockets from Lebanon, Iran Is Giving the Orders
The Israel-Iran conflict, not the Israel-Palestinian conflict, explains the recent escalation.
On April 6, over 30 rockets were launched from southern Lebanon into Israel, injuring three and prompting a response by the IDF. While it seems most likely that Hamas carried out the barrage—the largest from Lebanon since the 2006 war—it could only have done so with the permission of Hizballah, the Iran-sponsored militia that controls the area. Oved Lobel argues that this attack is not an extension of the Israel-Palestinian conflict, but of the Iran-Israel one:
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