VERIFIED QUOTE · reported 2026-08-16
“to demonstrate an undeterred resolve”
Ziad Abu Rish · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-16
Abu Rish told Al Jazeera that most observers believe Netanyahu wants to escalate strikes on Lebanon to show resolve to occupy the south.
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