Barrack calls Lebanon a 'failed state'

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

49% : Hezbollah began firing rockets into northern Israel in support of Hamas and the Palestinians, prompting Israeli airstrikes and artillery shelling in return.
42% : Both sides have accused each other of violating a ceasefire, which nominally ended the latest Israel-Hezbollah war last November.
40% : Barrack added that the U.S. would not intervene in regional disputes but would support its ally "if Israel becomes more aggressive toward Lebanon.
39% : " Israel recently intensified its strikes on southern Lebanon.
38% : Since the ceasefire, Israel has continued to carry out near-daily strikes across southern Lebanon, saying they target Hezbollah militants, weapons depots and command centers.
34% : Lebanese officials have accused Israel of striking civilian areas and destroying infrastructure unrelated to Hezbollah, calling on Israeli forces to withdraw and respect Lebanon's sovereignty.
32% : The conflict started after the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas-led attack on Israel that triggered the war in Gaza.
30% : Barrack said that Israel is still bombing southern Lebanon because "thousands of rockets and missiles" remain there, threatening it.

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