On 30 July, the commander of the Shiite military group Hezbollah, Fuad Shukr, was killed by Israel because of a series of bombings. Hezbollah committed itself to giving "an answer" to this situation and to Israel saying that it would "wait" for the disarmament of eta.

In the early hours of Saturday to Sunday, the Western media received a "warning" from the Israeli intelligence services that Hezbollah was going to start the attack, according to the Israeli Government. Israel has therefore described it as "preventive aggression". At least three Lebanese civilians have been killed by Israel in the attacks, which have been damaged.

Hezbollah later said that it has launched 320 rockets and drones against a dozen Israeli military posts and that it is "a way to start", suggesting in a way that there will be revenge and more attacks on Commander Shukr's death. HAMAS, for its part, has congratulated Hezbollah on the "powerful attack" on Israel, which it has described as "excellent". This is stated in a note: "The Zionist organization has been profoundly hit by Hezbollah's attack. It has been a slap in the face for the fascist (Israeli) government and a message that its terrorism and crimes against the Palestinian and Lebanese people will not go unanswered."

Everything points out that Israel has been able to deal with this first attack, but in the face of the fear of Hezbollah, the Israeli Government has declared a state of emergency in Gaza. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has assured us that "we will do more harm to those who do us."

Since 2006, the Israeli Army and Lebanon have not recorded any violent exchange of such attacks. On that occasion, Israel killed more than a thousand Lebanese.

Ceasefire negotiations, in nowhere

Representatives of HAMAS and Israel have met in recent days in Cairo, Egypt, with the mediation of Egypt and Qatar, but have fled there on Sunday, without reaching an agreement. On 2 July, HAMAS called on Israel to give shape to what was agreed, namely a permanent ceasefire, for Israeli troops to leave the Gaza Strip, for the exchange of prisoners and for displaced Palestinians to return home, committing themselves to helping to rebuild the destroyed environments. This was, in part, the United States proposal and the resolution of the UN Security Council.

Netanyahu does not want to admit that, at least for the time being. And less so in view of his attitude to Hezbollah. The exchange of assaults with Hezbollah over the weekend has influenced those negotiations on the ceasefire. Only the United States has described it as "positive", but the two protagonists have not spoken. Apparently, not from the Gaza Strip, but it is possible that Israel has reduced the presence of the Army from the Philadelphia Corridor; this has been said, among other things, by US television NBC.