Experts and analysts: Israel is not ready for a war in Lebanon, but it may do so to draw attention away from Rafah. While Israel deepened its air strikes inside Lebanon to the city of Nabatieh, Hezbollah responded by bombing Safad, which is 30 kilometers from the border.
Military expert Brigadier General Muhammad Abbas said that Hezbollah showed relative depth in its recent strike in order to send a message that it will respond to every development in Israeli operations in the same way.