by Paul Craig Roberts, Paul Craig Roberts:

Israel is talking tough–“Israel vows to cut off ‘the head of the snake’ and launch a military attack against Iran if Hezbollah joins the war with Hamas” ( https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12657495/Israel-attack-against-Iran-Hezbollah-joins-war-Hamas.html  ).  But it is only the economics minister talking, not a military one or Netanyahu.  

The Israeli military is good at murdering children, women and old men and at mass slaughter of civilians and destruction of social infrastructure such as hospitals from a safe distance with bombs and missiles.  But the fighting ability of Israel’s army and its ability to take casualties is in question.  In its encounter with Hezbollah some years ago, the Israeli army was driven from the field.