What Israel seeks in the war in Lebanon

To Lintl, Israel took advantage of the opportunity, after the attacks by Hezbollahto act militarily against the group. “Every State has a legitimate interest in protecting its inhabitants”, he ponders. At the same time, he highlights that protecting the Israeli population often entails massive impacts on the Lebanon: “The attempt to create a safe zone means, at the same time, that tens of thousands of people in southern Lebanon need to be evacuated.”