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On August 21, local time, Khalil Magda, a commander of the Lebanese branch of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, an armed faction of the Palestinian National Liberation Movement (Fatah), was killed in an Israeli attack in Lebanon. After the incident, Fatah immediately expressed its intention to respond, but how to respond depends on how Fatah judges the intention behind Israel's attack and the development of the current situation.

It is clear that Israel does not want to stop its military operations now, but the focus of its military operations may be adjusted. Israel has claimed the attack on Khalil Magda, calling it a "targeted elimination" operation, which is obviously intended to affect the current ceasefire agreement between Palestine and Israel that is being difficult to advance. The death of Fatah officials in the attack will inevitably bring more negative impacts to the ceasefire agreement.

In fact, the United States has been pressuring Israel to accept a ceasefire in recent times, and even directly pointed out that Israel intends to delay. This attack on Fatah officials once again shows that Israel does not want to respond to the United States' urging and hopes to achieve its goals by continuing military operations.

Regarding the situation in the Gaza Strip, although the Israeli army stressed that it has now withdrawn from 84% of the territory, it has also increased pressure on the Lebanese-Israeli border. This time, the attack on Fatah officials also took place in southern Lebanon. At the same time, Israel is deliberately creating more divisions within Palestine in order to hinder the unity within Palestine. After the various factions within Palestine reached a reconciliation under the mediation of Beijing, Israel believes that if the reconciliation is further promoted and Palestine can "speak with one voice", it may face more difficulties.

Fatah in this roundIsraeli-Palestinian conflictAfter the escalation, they did not want the conflict to escalate further, and the Israeli army's attack was tantamount to posing a difficult problem to Fatah and the Palestinian side. Therefore, Fatah accused Israel of killing its members for "triggering a full-scale war", targeting Israel's intentions and pointing out the risks that the attack brought to the Middle East.

The risk of spillover of conflicts is further increasing, and the dilemma is further exacerbated, so the uncertainty about the future situation may be further extended. Iran's retaliatory actions against Israel have not yet fallen, and the United States continues to intervene in the Middle East. At this time, it is not only unable to resolve the contradictions, but also exacerbating the differences.

Therefore, Israel's strikes will not only stir up the situation and test the US position, but will also add fuel to the fire of its own fragile situation.