Over the weekend, five IDF soldiers were killed in fierce battles against Hezbollah in South Lebanon as ground forces uncovered a massive tunnel complex spanning hundreds of meters.

The relationship between Jerusalem and Washington is too close, too strategic, and too deeply integrated for either side to imagine that Hezbollah’s aggression should go unanswered.

The American goal in Middle Eastern conflicts usually is for its allies—including Israel—to successfully defend themselves and then to reestablish peace in the region as quickly as possible.

Going all the way back to the 1982 invasion of Lebanon, the IDF and various terror organizations have battled over the strategic high point of Beaufort Castle—hopefully this time being the last.