Hananel Aviv, a security analyst, argues on Telegram that the IDF is limiting itself to striking only "immediate threats" in southern Lebanon, while Hezbollah continues firing rockets and anti-tank missiles at troops — and that Israel's failure to declare the ceasefire's collapse creates a slippery slope toward casualties, according to his analysis.
Hananel Aviv, a security analyst whose Telegram commentary is widely read among Israeli security-minded audiences, posted a sharp criticism of the IDF's current rules of engagement on the Lebanon front Monday evening. Aviv argues that the military is confining itself to strikes aimed at removing "immediate threats" only — a policy he says allows Hezbollah to continue firing rockets and anti-tank munitions at Israeli forces without a proportional Israeli response. He notes that IDF Spokesperson's Unit does not state in its official announcements that Hezbollah is violating the ceasefire understandings, and warns that the current restraint policy is a "slippery slope" that will lead to casualties. Aviv's analysis comes after a day in which The Zioneer documented at least seven IDF strikes on Hezbollah threats (as published at 23:31), and Hezbollah's own claimed attack on Israeli forces earlier in the evening (first reported at 21:13). All timestamps are Jerusalem local time.
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