israelpol, lebanonpol, us-iran war
"This evening Hezbollah launched Operation “Severe Storm”, firing a hundred missiles from Lebanon into Israel...
The new operation announced by Hezbollah not only stands out for the increase in missiles compared to previous attacks (which has been coordinated with an Iranian attack as on previous occasions), but also shows that Israel's assessment of Hezbollah's capabilities has been incorrect, as has been the case with Iran.
After the heavy blow it suffered in 2024, the Lebanese organization adopted a defensive and reorganization stance, playing a passive role in the events taking place in the region, such as the massacres of minorities in Syria, the Twelve-Day War between Israel and Iran, and even the continuous Israeli violations in southern Lebanon itself.
After more than a year, Hezbollah has managed to regain much of its power and capacity and has prepared for this war, which was inevitably going to reach Lebanon and in which its participation was inevitable given its existential nature.
So much so that Israel may consider attacking civilian infrastructure in response to its inability to control Hezbollah's attacks on its settlements. Hezbollah is not just a military group, it is a state within a state, a parallel Lebanese society that supports it and in which it has consolidated control wherever it is found. Ending Hezbollah means ending all of that as well, not just its military capacity"
[Israel has since this was written intensified bombing civilian areas in the suburbs of Beirut]
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The new operation announced by Hezbollah not only stands out for the increase in missiles compared to previous attacks (which has been coordinated with an Iranian attack as on previous occasions), but also shows that Israel's assessment of Hezbollah's capabilities has been incorrect, as has been the case with Iran.
After the heavy blow it suffered in 2024, the Lebanese organization adopted a defensive and reorganization stance, playing a passive role in the events taking place in the region, such as the massacres of minorities in Syria, the Twelve-Day War between Israel and Iran, and even the continuous Israeli violations in southern Lebanon itself.
After more than a year, Hezbollah has managed to regain much of its power and capacity and has prepared for this war, which was inevitably going to reach Lebanon and in which its participation was inevitable given its existential nature.
So much so that Israel may consider attacking civilian infrastructure in response to its inability to control Hezbollah's attacks on its settlements. Hezbollah is not just a military group, it is a state within a state, a parallel Lebanese society that supports it and in which it has consolidated control wherever it is found. Ending Hezbollah means ending all of that as well, not just its military capacity"
[Israel has since this was written intensified bombing civilian areas in the suburbs of Beirut]
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