With Gaza in ruins and Lebanon under siege, what defence remains for Israel's actions? | Nesrine Malik
Briefly

On last Monday alone, Israeli airstrikes killed 558 people in Lebanon, half the number who died in a whole month of war between Israel and Hezbollah in 2006.
The strike that killed Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah on Friday levelled six apartment blocks in Beirut, rapidly unfolding a Gaza-like crisis with thousands fleeing.
Since the start of the conflict in Gaza, Israel and Hezbollah have engaged in a war of signalling military capability and resolve but avoided open warfare until recently.
Israel is not just seeking a display of military might but is attempting to achieve a long-sought military victory in the quagmire of Gaza.
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