With 1000 civilian dead and 3000 injured, the war between Israeli forces and Hezbollah doesn't look like it's flagging.
Each side is trying to emerge victor but while Israel needs to defeat the militants, Hezbollah only needs to survive to claim victory.
Israeli public is behind the war and the Prime Minister says the military campaign will continue till such time as the international peacekeeping force is deployed. The Hezbollah is not agreeable to the force.
The UN resolutions require Hezbollah to disarm, but it cannot be done through war only political means.
While there is fear that the present crisis could lead to international terrorism from Hezbollah and its patron, Iran, many international players are looking to Syria to break its ties with Iran, stop arming Hezbollah and go for political and economic reform.
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