Was the Israel - lebanon destruction this year justified and who will assist Lebanon rebuild demolished bdgs?

Answer 1

Of course it was not justified...and right now Israel has absolutely no justification for what they did...Now,after they destroyed Lebanon,sure, they want peace and negotiations for the release of the soldiers...This could have been done in first place without so many destruction and without so many innocent people dieing...Sure Hezbollah kidnapped those soldiers(to me it's really unclear from where exactly those soldiers were kidnapped since the report was changed so many times),but it was Israel who fired the first rocket into Lebanon...
Who is going to assist Lebanon rebuild?...everyone ,but Israel...Our tax money will be spend to repair what Israel has destroyed...

Answer 2

I don't think there's anyone who denies the destruction was disproportionate.

But it was war, and the first shots -- the invasion, the murders, the kidnappings -- were from Lebanon. And Hezbollah was and is a part of the Lebanese Government.

So -- sadly -- international law has nothing to say against what was done. (Cluster bombs should be illegal. But as we know, Hezbollah used them too. Although in far fewer numbers.)

The problem is that Hezbollah gambled that Israel would not retaliate. And they were wrong, as they now admit.

Who will pay for the loss? Iran is providing some money through Hezbollah. Foreign donors are proving some more. The Lebanese Government will have to pay for rebuilding infrastructure.

Sad, sad, sad. But terrorists -- which is what Hezbollah are -- almost by definition have little regard for the lives and property even of their supporters. And, as one sees in the USA, religious-based voting is often against one's own interest.