The Iranian-backed militant group is under pressure to change its strategy after a series of devastating attacks.
Already a subscriber?Two days after a devastating sabotage operation stunned Hezbollah and plunged its communications network into chaos, one of the militant group’s most senior military leaders called a clandestine meeting of at least 15 elite officers in southern Beirut.an Israeli air strike on Friday
Not only had Israel been able to strike successfully at the heart of Hezbollah’s command and control structures, it also delivered a stinging psychological blow, spreading panic across Lebanon and undermining the credibility of the nation’s dominant political and military force. Hezbollah’s response has been muted, with its leader Hassan Nasrallah vowing a familiar refrain of retribution and ordering only a slight uptick in rocket fire at Israel.The group has acknowledged that two top commanders – including Ibrahim Aqil, the founder of its Radwan Force – were among those killed on Saturday.
During the past 11 months of conflict, it has only deployed a fraction of its capabilities, experts said.But Israel has spent months targeting its fighters and rocket and missile launchers along the border. “We’re talking about a new way to fight now because it’s a new paradigm, and a new stage in the war,” Saad said, adding that Hezbollah doesn’t have the intelligence capabilities to respond in kind. “They will probably do something qualitatively different than what they’ve done before.”
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