Why does Israel oppose a ceasefire?
Israel initiated a heavy attack against Hizbollah to destroy their ability to attack Israeli civilians.A cease fire means that Israel withdraws, and that Hizbollah starts regrouping, rearming, and will probably attack again when they are strong enough. In addition, Israel has offered a cease fire in exchange for the return of the two abducted soldiers, but Hizbollah declined. Why doesn’t Israel just give Hizbollah what they want? Hizbollah’s ideology is (officially) the destruction of the state of Israel. Thus, Israel cannot appease their demands in any level, and peaceful coexistence of this terrorist militia with the state of Israel is impossible.
