As Israel prepares to implement the ‘Gaza model’ in Lebanon, where is the international reaction? | Ben Reiff

A red-flag alert has been issued by one genocide-prevention organisation. This is not the time for empty condemnations but sanctions and arms embargosAnyone following Israeli media discourse in recent days may be experiencing a severe case of deja vu. Alongside euphoric reactions to the US-Israeli pummelling of Iran (backed by ), politicians and prominent commentators are now clamouring for an escalation in Lebanon – hoping to see a repeat of the devastation Israel has wreaked in Gaza.Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon have already killed in the past two weeks, after Hezbollah resumed its rocket fire into northern Israel in support of Iran. The Israeli army has issued covering a vast area in the country’s south, from their homes. On Monday, it announced the launch of a , and officials have that they are preparing to mobilise hundreds of thousands of reservists “the Gaza model, but in Lebanon”.Ben Reiff is deputy editor at +972 magazine