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'Leave Lebanon ALONE!' Civilians Killed As Israel Targets Hezbollah | With Naftali Bennett

Mar 25, 2026
Naftali Bennett, former Israeli prime minister and defense minister, offers a security-focused perspective. Cenk Uygur, progressive commentator and TYT founder, brings outspoken media critique. Rania Khalek, Lebanese-American journalist in Beirut, reports on civilian suffering. Salah El-Makhnouk, Lebanese professor and analyst, shares on-the-ground political context. They debate Lebanon strikes, civilian displacement, militia influence, and regional strategic aims.
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INSIGHT

Israel Intends To Finish Its Strategic Objectives

  • Israel will continue military operations until its stated strategic objectives are achieved, not merely when an external actor wants to stop them.
  • Naftali Bennett argued Israel must dismantle Iran's nuclear and ballistic capabilities and regional proxies to feel secure, implying prolonged action if objectives aren't met.
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Embedding Weapons Creates Inevitable Civilian Casualties

  • Bennett argued civilians die because militants embed weapons in homes, hospitals and kindergartens, making civilian casualties inevitable in counter‑terror operations.
  • He presented three choices and defended targeted removal of threats while acknowledging unavoidable civilian harm.
ANECDOTE

Reservist Story Of A Rocket Room In A House

  • Naftali Bennett recounted finding a rocket launcher hidden inside a Lebanese family's house with a movable ceiling during his reservist operations.
  • He used this example to justify strikes on residential buildings because militants embed weapons inside civilian homes.
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