US Position On Lebanon, Gaza Has Middle East On Brink Of “All-Out War”

By Mel Gurtov\PeaceVoice Photos: YouTube Screenshots\Wikimedia Commons Israel’s planting of explosive material in pagers and walkie-talkies could be the forerunner to an invasion of southern Lebanon. Defense minister Yoav Gallant implied as much when he said those explosions are “the beginning of a new era in this war.”  Signaling an Invasion Israeli fighter jets bombing around Beirut reinforced the message. The Guardian reports that:  “Israel’s top general has said the country is preparing for a possible ground operation inside Lebanon as the country’s military called up two brigades of reserve troops and an intense bombing campaign inside Lebanon stretched into a third day. Israel’s chief of staff, Major General Herzi Halevi, visiting troops in the north of Israel, said that current attacks on Lebanon aimed to destroy Hezbollah infrastructure and prepare for the possibility of Israeli troops crossing the border.”  An Israeli government spokesman, asked whether Israel’s air assault in southern Lebanon amounts to a “declaration of war,” said: “Hezbollah needs to be ejected from Lebanon.” Casualty figures keep rising: “The death toll after three days of Israeli bombardment had passed 600, Lebanese health authorities said,” The Guardian reports. Thousands more people have been injured. The UN said 90,000 people...