Israel’s military, worn down by Gaza, looks warily toward war in Lebanon

Shira Rubin and Lior Soroka

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KIBBUTZ SASA, northern Israel — Israeli leaders say that they do not want a war in Lebanon but that their country is ready for any scenario.

Israel is “prepared for a very intense operation,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on a visit to the Lebanese border last month. Defense Minister Yoav Gallant threatened to take Lebanon “back to the Stone Age.”