I don't doubt that Netanyahu is the reason, but I can't see how this helps Israel expand. He didn't need to attack Iran to get to Lebanon. True, Iran would hav

I don't doubt that Netanyahu is the reason, but I can't see how this helps Israel expand. He didn't need to attack Iran to get to Lebanon. True, Iran would have helped Hezbollah if it weren't kept busy, but he's not going to get his "buffer zone" anyway. It's just an opportunity to harass Lebanon. He certainly doesn't need to attack Iran to expand in the West Bank. He's building settlements as fast as he can. Attacking Iran punishes them for October 7th, and delays the next one of those. (Gaza is quiet for the moment, but nothing has actually changed.)