Israel’s stated objectives could have been achieved through diplomacy: Gideon Levy

Gideon Levy, a columnist with the Israeli newspaper Haaretz, says that Israel claims the attack on Lebanon aims to secure the return of 60,000 displaced people to northern Israel. “But this could have been achieved by a deal if Israel had agreed to a ceasefire in Gaza,” he said. “Israel was not ready to put an end to the war in Gaza, so here we are now in another war on a very big scale,” Levy added. He also warned that the war in Lebanon was “just beginning”, but even after months of attacks “nothing will be achieved”. “Even if anything is achieved, it will be the same that could have been achieved yesterday through diplomacy.” Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #Lebanon #Israel #Hezbollah #IsraelGazaWar #IsraelLebanonWar #HezbollahIsraelTensions #HezbollahIsraelClashes #IsraelHezbollahAttacks #OperationArrowsOfTheNorth #AlJazeeraEnglish