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American Military Commander Tells Israel It’s Unlikely To Help Against Iran-Backed Hezbollah

Prime Minister Netanyahu says in an hour-long interview that ‘the intense phase of the war is about to end in Rafah,’ after which ‘we will face north.’

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The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General CQ Brown, at Arlington National Cemetery, May 27, 2024. AP/Susan Walsh, file
BENNY AVNI
BENNY AVNI

TEL AVIV — Even as war with Hezbollah seems closer than ever, America’s top military officer, General CQ Brown of the Air Force, is telling Israel: “You are on your own.” 

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BENNY AVNI
BENNY AVNI

Benny Avni is a columnist who has published in the New York Post, WSJOpinion, The Daily Beast, Newsweek, Israel Radio, Ha’Aretz, and others. Once New York Sun, always New York Sun.

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