Politics Israel's army chief: no concessions to Hezbollah

Israeli army chief Herzi Halevi has once again announced decisive action against the Lebanese Hezbollah militia. "We must continue to exert pressure on Hezbollah and inflict further and continuous damage on the enemy, without concessions and without respite for the organization," said the Israeli Chief of Staff, according to the army.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had already announced at the end of September that Israel would hit Hezbollah with all its might and would not stop until Israel's goals, above all the return of Israel's displaced persons to their homes in the north of the country, had been achieved. Shortly beforehand, a group of states led by the USA and Germany had called for a pause in the fighting in order to achieve a diplomatic solution to the conflict during this time.

Israel fears that Hezbollah, which is allied with Iran, could recover from the heavy blows of the past days and weeks and regroup in the event of a ceasefire.