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What exactly did Israel gain from striking Beirut and provoking Iran?

JL;DR SUMMARY Amid ongoing hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's decision to strike Beirut's Dahiyeh district is scrutinized for lacking clear strategic gains. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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TrumpMiddle EastHezbollahIranNetanyahuLebanonMilitary StrategyPublic TrustRegional Conflict

Places mentioned

Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv District, Israel
"Israelis seek shelter underground in Tel Aviv on June 8, as Iran and Israel once again traded attacks."
Beirut, Lebanon
"and the question of what exactly Israel had gained from striking Beiruts Dahiyeh district amid a Israel-Lebanon ceasefire suddenly stood at the center of public debate."
United States
"after President Donald Trump posted warnings to both parties on social media, the conflict thankfully appeared to have halted by Monday afternoon."
Lebanon
"as Trump has been trying desperately to lower tensions in Lebanon including by privately cursing at and humiliating Netanyahu over Lebanon policy last week."

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