Right, so, Benjamin Netanyahu wanted to send more troops to the war in Lebanon.

He wished to drive Hezbollah away from the Israeli frontier, destroy its military infrastructure, prevent its reconstruction, and retain a security belt in southern Lebanon until Israel, as paranoid as they appear to be, is finally convinced that the threat is over.

Not just one or two more attacks and a few raids. It’s not enough to be in the South for a week or two. We need a real war. More soldiers, more territory, more attacks, more bombing of whatever Israel thinks might be a threat to its security. More war to keep Benjamin Netanyahu out of his corruption trial.

But now the bill for all of this has arrived, faster than the Knesset can say pass this on to Donald, and it’s not as cheap as it looks.

Lebanese newspaper Bint Jbeil, quoting Ye ...