Just the 'beginning' of this war: Former Israeli ambassador
In an interview with ABC News Live, Michael Oren, the former Israeli ambassador to the U.S., warned that we are just at the "beginning of this war."
Oren said the possibility of another front is "almost certain now," saying he thinks Hezbollah will join the conflict. He also warned that this war will differ from past ones in the region like the Six Day War and Yom Kippur War because this will be fought in locations that are densely populated with civilians.
"This war, by very marked contrast, is fought in the Israeli heartland," Oren said. "It is the vast majority of our casualties are civilians. We're fighting against an enemy that wants to destroy us at any cost and will do so in the most brutal manner and massacre our civilians."
Oren said the support from the U.S. has been crucial during a time of great "agony."
"To have the leaders of the most powerful country in the world, to come out in support of us in that way, so categorically, so unequivocally condemning terror was very moving for all of us, a great source of relief," Oren said.