"This is a process that is not only very bloody but brings a lot of criticism for Israel from around the world."

Israel know they have enemies on all sides, and face "a lot of criticism" so this attack was a way of showing Lebanon "what they can do" without "risk" of a grand invasion, says The Times's Richard Spencer.

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