Iran's backing has given Hezbollah modern weaponry and Nasrallah has proven to be a competent military leader - but Israel has threatened 'unimaginable' attacks if the group gets fully involved in the war.
The people of Beirut have gone through a lot with a near-endless list of crises battering their city. Yet the past couple of weeks have delivered a new feeling of uneasiness to this seaside community of two and a half million. 'Either nothing is going to happen - or we are all going up there to be with God,' said one fearful resident, gesturing skyward, as she talked about a widely anticipated speech by the Muslim cleric Hassan Nasrallah.
With financial support from Iran, Hezbollah has transitioned from a guerrilla outfit into something resembling a conventional army, with drones and rockets that can hit all parts of Israel, it claims. However, the relative strength of Hezbollah's military brigades does not mean that Nasrallah is ready to plunge into an all-out war with Israel. Crucially, he knows the Israelis will hit back - and hit hard.
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