[Betting Thread] How Long Will Israel's Invasion of Lebanon Last (and Who Will Be Victorious)?

It's official: Israel has invaded Lebanon.

https://www.jpost.com/israel-hamas-war/article-821158

IDF soldiers entered southern Lebanon as part of a ground assault on Monday night as the conflict with Hezbollah continues to escalate, AFP reported.

This is the first IDF ground operation in Lebanon since the Second Lebanon War in 2006.

This follows earlier reports that Israel notified the US that it intends to launch a limited ground operation into Lebanon that could begin within hours, a US official confirmed to CBS on Monday. Other news sources have reported that an Israeli incursion could come within the coming days.

Israeli-Hezbollah tensions boil over into open war

The IDF invasion follows an ongoing pattern of escalation between Hezbollah and the IDF since the start of the Israel-Hamas War.

On Friday, the IDF carried out an airstrike on Hezbollah's central headquarters, killing former secretary-general Hassan Nasrallah.

Previous IDF strikes have killed numerous senior Hezbollah terrorists in recent weeks, including a strike on Beirut that killed at least 16 high-ranking Hezbollah members, including Hezbollah's Operations Division chief Ibrahim Aliq.

This also follows a series of widespread incidents throughout Lebanon and Syria where several communications devices owned by members of Hezbollah, such as pagers and radios, mysteriously exploded, killing several and wounding thousands. Hezbollah and foreign reports accused Israel of being behind the incidents.

The Iran-backed terrorist group has also been firing numerous rockets, drones, and missiles at the Jewish state since the start of the Israel-Hamas War, with the frequent barrages forcing tens of thousands of Israelis to flee from their homes in the North.

The last time Israel sent troops into Lebanon, I was 11 years old. That conflict lasted for 34 days. However, in today's febrile climate, this conflict is (in my view, at least) very likely to drag on for much longer and potentially escalate into a larger regional (and quite possibly even global) war.

So, rDrama... how long will Israel's war with Lebanon last this time?

Finally, I've got 200 coins if one of you makes a marseyflaghezbollah emoji that we can use to represent Hezbollah (the Lebanon flag one doesn't really cut it when we're talking only about Hezbollah). Just put the Hezbollah flag on and the coins are yours.

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