Current sectionOpinionOpinion Share to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeUri Misgav01:37 AM • May 28 2026 IDTWhat the hell is the purpose of the war in Lebanon, which just hit its two-month anniversary? The commanders in the field are telling journalists that their main mission at the moment is keeping the soldiers safe. That's touching, but keeping soldiers alive is not a military objective. Nor is simply being in enemy territory.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:TerrorismLebanonHamasIDFIranBenjamin NetanyahuCease-fire/hostage release talksCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel-Iran Live UpdatesU.S.-Iran StrikesGazaLebanonIsrael ElectionsAbraham AccordsMaureen GalindoHaQuizHaaretz PodcastIsrael Is Caught in a Trap of Its Own Making: Another Unnecessary Forever WarMore Jail Time for Worshippers Than Rapists: Israel Mulls an Evil, Absurd BillSilent Spokesperson: Why the IDF Is Hiding From the Reality of Ongoing ConflictsIn Apartheid Israel, Not All Holidays Are Created EqualSmotrich's Bid for Political Survival Relies on Bribing Israeli SettlersRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIFreed Gaza Flotilla Activists Report Sexual Abuse, Rape in Israeli CustodyFormer Israeli Soldier Dies by Suicide in Miami at Age 23Netanyahu's Promises of Victory in Iran End in a Glorious U.S. CapitulationWill Trump Forgive Netanyahu Over Iran? The Emerging Deal Suggests Not'What We Did in Gaza Is Certainly an Act of Revenge for October 7''Dressed as non-Muslim': Palestinian Star Elyanna Sparks Acclaim and Controversy