If Hamas really does get to a point where it is like threatened with serious like eradication as a resistance force, then Hezbollah would have to get more involved. So it's a waiting game.

This war at the south of Lebanon has been going on now for 37 days. It's escalated to the point where now the Israelis are hitting 40 kilometers into Lebanon.

The rules of engagement are breaking down.

Hizbela is running out of targets to hit, and you can only go up the escalation ladder,

notch by notch for so long before it reaches that tipping point and triggers a bigger war.

So if the rules of engagement are breaking down, the real question becomes,

how much longer will the genocide in Gaza continue? Because the more things escalate against Gaza and against Hamas,

the more likely things will escalate from Lebanon. The more likely we get to that trigger point

of war between Lebanon and Israel, and the more likely we get to a trigger point

of all-out regional war,

which absolutely nobody, including the Americans, want.

So really, it's just how much longer

are the Americans going to allow the Israelis

to slaughter children in Gaza?

That's the big question.

Hey, everyone, this is Abby Martin.

You're listening to the audio version of this episode,

which you can watch at YouTube.com slash empire files.

Thank you so much for coming on the Empire Files, Rania.

It is an honor to join you, Abby.

And also, can I just say that you look fantastic.

I'm just trying to keep up with you, my friend. Rania, you've been in Lebanon for quite a while.

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