https://x.com/RaniaKhalek/status/2040741178342027318
This Maariv article reveals Israel is looking to pressure Syria’s Ahmad Al Sharaa to cooperate with the Israelis against Lebanon.
The idea is Israel would occupy south Lebanon, while Syria would occupy the north of Lebanon in an attempt to pacify Hezbollah.
Seems desperate, but anything is possible.
I think Sharaa is busy trying to keep his own country together, and this would potentially cause Syrians to turn on him.
It would also potentially unite Christians, Druze and Shias in certain parts of Lebanon against what is seen as Al Qaeda-adjacent Syrian forces.
Still, this would be a very dangerous outcome for Lebanon, which has gone through this sort of scenario before.