By Christian Headlines | Created at 2024-11-19 18:24:48 | Updated at 2024-11-21 20:57:08
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The Israeli Defense Forces eliminated another top Hezbollah leader over the weekend as they continue to destroy the terror group's military infrastructure in Lebanon. As reported by CBN News, Hezbollah Spokesman Mohammed Afif was eliminated in a rare attack in central Beirut without prior warning for citizens to evacuate. Afif served as a key leader in the terror group's operations and propaganda machine.
The IDF has been targeting Hezbollah sites in Beirut and other Lebanese cities, explaining that Hezbollah built weapons manufacturing facilities within civilian neighborhoods for years. Overall, Israelis have been fighting on two fronts: throughout southern Lebanon and in the Gaza Strip.
"If this organization continues to fire, we will continue to fight – to implement plans, to go further, conduct deep strikes – and hit Hezbollah very hard," IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi said concerning Lebanon.
Meanwhile, more Hamas terrorists have surrendered, bringing a more complete defeat for the Iranian proxy.
With President-elect Trump taking office in January, there is the likelihood of more nations being added to the Abraham Accords. Such a move would involve talking Saudi Arabia out of its insistence that Israel needs to allow the West Bank and Gaza to become the new nation of Palestine – the so-called "two-state solution."
Israel, however, is more wary than ever about co-existing with a Palestinian state due to the October 7th massacre committed by Hamas. Additionally, the Jewish state has been under threat of missile attacks by Iran.
There has also been discussion on Israel annexing the West Bank (biblical Judea and Samaria), or at least large portions of it, to protect the Jewish communities inhabiting the land.
"What happened in Gaza really destroyed the chances for the establishment of a Palestinian state, as well as peace," Eytan Gilboa, professor of American-Israel relations at Tel Aviv's Bar-Ilan University, noted.
At the present time, the mingling of Jewish cities and towns with Arab population centers are so great that it would be difficult to establish two nations.
"I think it's impossible to speak about a two-state solution because it will never happen. You cannot draw a line that can divide and separate the population," said Israel Ganz, head of Samaria's Binyamin Regional Council.
Regardless of Trump's views on Judea and Samaria, his nominations for foreign policy positions have strong pro-Israel backgrounds, including Marco Rubio as secretary of state, Elise Stefanik for U.N. ambassador, and former Arkansas governor and presidential candidate Mike Huckabee for U.S. ambassador to Israel.
"I look forward to going to work for my country, my president, and for the people of America and to be an able representative to my friends in the Jewish state of Israel," Huckabee told CBN's Gordon Robertson on The 700 Club on Monday.
Huckabee, who first visited Israel over 40 years ago, believes that Trump should not decide to annex Judea and Samaria because it is Israel's call alone. He also doesn't consider a two-state solution practical, and he has called Judea and Samaria the "Promised Land."
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