In a segment on Fox News, General Joseph L. Votel, member of the CERL Executive Board, weighs in on the escalating tension between Israel and Hezbollah. To prevent a war of attrition on its northern border and to assure the safe return of residents who are caught in the crosshairs of the conflict, Israel is leveraging a wide array of military tools to apply pressure on Hezbollah, he explains.

General Joseph L. Votel, U.S. Army (Ret.) is the former Commander of the U.S. Central Command. He is a Distinguished Senior Fellow on National Security at the Middle East Institute and a member of the CERL Executive Board. Read his bio here.

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