Israel recently asked the Lebanese government, through American mediators, to take steps to prevent Hezbollah from opening a new front if the war against Iran resumes. According to information revealed Monday evening by the public broadcaster Kan, Jerusalem is demanding, among other things, that the Lebanese army redeploy and set up roadblocks in areas where members of the Shiite terrorist organization live. An Israeli security source told Kan that Israel had warned Beirut that any Hezbollah involvement in a new conflict with Iran, particularly under pressure from Tehran, would lead to a resumption of fighting in Lebanon.
The warning comes despite direct talks between the two countries in recent months. Israel warns Hezbollah Meanwhile, the Israeli Air Force has intensified its strikes on Hezbollah infrastructure in southern Lebanon over the past three weeks. These operations primarily target open areas where the Lebanese army has not yet deployed due to a lack of personnel, motivation, and, potentially, operational capabilities. Israel is thus continuing to destroy Hezbollah infrastructure while preparing for a possible resumption of hostilities with Iran.
According to Kan, Israeli officials believe that US President Donald Trump could order new strikes against Iran in the coming days. In anticipation of this possibility, consultations have been held with several Gulf countries, including the signatories to the Abraham Accords. Senior officials from the Israel Defense Forces and US Central Command (CENTCOM) also held talks this weekend as part of military coordination between the two countries.
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i24News reports an Israeli demand, passed through US mediators, that Lebanon keep Hezbollah out of any renewed war on Iran. In its own voice the outlet calls Hezbollah "the Shiite terrorist organization", says Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon hit "Hezbollah infrastructure" and judges the Lebanese army's motivation, all without a source. Every voice in the piece is Israeli, and Lebanon and Hezbollah never answer.
States one side's claim as fact
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“members of the Shiite terrorist organization”
Why this matters
The outlet calls Hezbollah "the Shiite terrorist organization" in its own narration, not in a quote, and ties the label to a religious community and to the areas where its members live.
The impression it gives
That Hezbollah being a terrorist organisation is an established fact, and that the places where its members live are the proper targets of Israeli demands for roadblocks.
The context
The label is Israel's designation. The only sources in the article are Kan and an Israeli security source. No one is quoted calling Hezbollah this, yet the article gives it as plain description.
How we know
Elsewhere in the article“An Israeli security source told Kan”
Elsewhere in the article“According to information revealed Monday evening by the public broadcaster Kan”
“Israel is thus continuing to destroy Hezbollah infrastructure”
Why this matters
The outlet repeats the Israeli description of the strikes as its own conclusion. The word "thus" presents it as following from facts the article never sources.
The impression it gives
That the strikes are a confirmed, targeted destruction of Hezbollah assets and nothing more.
The context
No source in the article confirms what the strikes destroyed. The only sources named anywhere in the piece are Kan and Israeli officials.
How we know
Elsewhere in the article“According to Kan, Israeli officials believe”
“An Israeli security source told Kan that Israel had warned Beirut”
Why this matters
The outlet carries Israel's warning to Beirut through an Israeli security source. Every other claim in the piece also comes from Kan or Israeli officials.
The impression it gives
That Israel's demands and threats are the whole story, with nothing to add from the other side.
The context
The article concerns demands made of the Lebanese government and threats of renewed fighting in Lebanon. Yet no Lebanese official, no Lebanese army voice and no Hezbollah response appears anywhere in it.
How we know
Elsewhere in the article“According to Kan, Israeli officials believe”