When Hezbollah sets the agenda, talks between Israel and Lebanon in Washington are pointless.

After the publication of my article, “When the action of one person stains a nation,” I received quite a number of responses.

The latest accusation against Israel collapses under its own facts: the target was a Hezbollah-linked convoy departing a known Hezbollah site, not a press convoy under attack.

Ground forces and Israeli Air Force rapidly detect and fire on armed terrorists approaching military positions while finalizing a four-tier buffer zone.

Once again, it becomes clear how the act of a single individual can damage the reputation of an entire people.

The 10-day diplomatic pause squanders the operational momentum achieved over 46 days of intense combat.

“For over two years, our children have suffered without any security solution on the horizon,” said Mayor Avichai Stern.

While Washington speaks of diplomacy, anger, disappointment, and a sense of betrayal prevail in northern Israel.

Can it now disarm Hezbollah, or will it risk national fragmentation?