Benjamin Netanyahu 'believes he is winning the war', says Lord Richard Dannatt

Israel's prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu believes he is winning the war in the Middle East, and is ignoring calls from the US to show restraint, former chief of the general staff Lord Richard Dannatt has said.

He told Sky's Kay Burley the attacks in Lebanon over the weekend show that the Israeli prime minister thinks he can "press on" with the conflict.

"A ground invasion is increasingly threatened." he added.

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[perfect]

He does not "think" he is winning, he is indeed "winning"... Israel has stopped playing games.

[georgemurphy]

Sky opens report with “Israel bombs hotel”. Should it not said attacked hezbollah fighters in hotel?”

[fcukugimmeausername]

Well, yeah, I have Israel up by about 35 points right now. If this was an NRL game, I've got it 35-0 and there's five minutes left.

[jonathannamir]

The Brits are sad .... loosing the demographic war in their own state, while Israel is winning it's war against their loved ones in the middle east !

[samtheresearcher]

Why not? Israel is in this to win, and consolidate democracy and rule of law!

[Bob-szbl]

ISRAEL HAS HAD ENOUGH OF THE GAMES……..IT MUST STOP…………..ENOUGH. ISRAELS TECHNOLOGY ID THE BEST IN THE WOLD….IRAN IS TERRIFIED AND WILL NOT REACT.

[abcxyz]

Both of them look quite disappointed at Israel's recent successes. I would like to inform these two that Israel doesn't attack Lebanon or the Houthis or thinking about ground assault because Netanyahu wants to escape his trials. Netanyahu is hated by most Israelis and is not the issue. It's the army and people of Israel who want these attacks and are willing to make the sacrifices needed because Hezbollah and the Houthis, just like Hamas, continue to attack Israel and make life for the Israelis citizens very difficult. Tens of thousands of Israelis had to leave their homes in northern Israel because of Hezbollah attacks on their towns and villages. Israel is fighting for its survival, not because it likes to see its soldiers fall in the fighting.

[colinrobinson]

He is.

And the pdf files and cheese pizza enthusiasts at SKY and the BBC are devastated about it hahahahahahahaha

[baranco]

We can all see he is winning, regardless what any media tells us

[andover-timetotrain-join]

I thought Hezbollah was 10 times as strong as Hamas. What happened?

[Meh-qerw]

Iran has more to lose than Israel. They won’t escalate and Netanyahu will take advantage of it

[alphonsuspiusogherohwo]

One thing that irks me is that everyone knows Iran is the hand behind a lot of the troubles in the middle East yet no one is doing anything to them. How can everyone be 'afraid' of Iran?

[zackhillel]

Looking for ways that Israel won't win, pathetic.

[Xander_M]

He is indeed winning. He's taking the laundry out to the cleaners for sure

[mahendradias]

Israel's Courage is overwhelming.They can win any war

[moneylineparlay]

While some oppressive regimes may survive for extended periods, none have done so indefinitely. Over time, oppression tends to generate resistance, and history has shown that even the most powerful regimes eventually weaken or fall due to a combination of internal and external factors.

Israel will be no exception

[jjvanwyk]

Why does she seem disappointed that Israel is winning?

[eliob]

well hizbolla is a tough nut to crack but if they could do it they are doing a favor to lebanon

[robertmizzi]

The USA are saying to Israel go for it because they also want to join the party

[kitcarpo]

Iranians are just waiting to be taught a lesson. They are not in a hurry to pay their debt.