Foreign Policy: Can Israel really scare Hezbollah?
The Israeli regime made this mistake once in the past and went to war with Hezbollah in Lebanon, but today it must have realized the fact that it cannot create a deterrent power against Hezbollah by showing military power.
Eviralnews,, the American media in an article referring to the history of past conflicts between the Israeli regime and Lebanon’s Hezbollah raised the question of whether the occupying regime can create a deterrent power against this group with a full-scale attack on Hezbollah’s positions.
According to Foreign Policy, the border between Lebanon and the occupied territories is one of the most tense borders in the world. Even when shepherds from one side cross the border, the possibility of a conflict between the Israeli regime and Lebanon increases, and everyone knows that the smallest conflict on the border can lead to a full-scale war.
The fear of such a war is very palpable these days and some western countries have put their forces on alert to be ready to evacuate their citizens. Many countries have also told their citizens to leave these areas while flights are in progress.
However, in this report, the American publication warns the Israeli regime that war is not the right way if it intends to contain Hezbollah. Some argue that the position of the Israeli regime on the issue of Hezbollah was at its best before October 7, 2023, because tensions were low and there were internal problems in Lebanon.
According to this report, the Israeli regime plans to attack the positions of Hezbollah in Lebanon and transfer the forces of this group to other areas of this country, so that social tensions in Lebanon increase, and with the increase of opponents of Hezbollah in Lebanon, Tel Aviv has supporters inside this country. to find
Many supporters of Hezbollah in Lebanon
According to Foreign Policy, the Israeli regime relies on internal opposition and finding allies in Lebanon, and if the Lebanese unite and support Hezbollah, these plans will fail. This regime must find a way to counter Hezbollah’s armed power and at the same time organize movements against Hezbollah inside Lebanon, in such a way that it does not face the internal resistance of the people of this country, an action that, according to the American media, in the event of a war between Hezbollah and The occupying regime will be difficult for Tel Aviv to manage.
In addition, Foreign Policy noted in its report that Hezbollah is not just a group of several thousand people, but a part of a society and has many defenders who believe in the leadership of Seyed Hassan Nasrallah. The report states: “This group enjoys maximum support in the Lebanese Shiite community, and if Israel launches a full-scale attack on Lebanon, others may join its ranks.”
In addition, the Sunni community in Lebanon has also supported this group and joined its defenders since the beginning of the Gaza war and seeing Hezbollah’s support for the Palestinian resistance, which has increased Hezbollah’s power.
On the other hand, the network of supporters and intelligence agents of Hezbollah is very wide and secretive, to the point where most of the fighters of Hezbollah have normal lives and jobs and carry out missions when necessary. They are highly skilled in keeping their identity secret, and if the Israeli regime launches a massive attack on Lebanon, it will not be possible to identify the Hezbollah forces.
Warning about repeating the mistake of 2006
The report states: “Hezbollah is not a group of people who have the same clothes or weapons, but a community that lives in all the villages, neighborhoods and cities. Does Israel want to destroy all these people to defeat their enemy? Can this bring it security, or will it lead to a longer conflict?”
Foreign Policy pointed to the attack of the Israeli regime on Lebanon in 2006 and considered the defeat of this regime at that time and its withdrawal as a sign of the fact that Tel Aviv cannot reduce the power of Hezbollah by attacking Lebanon, but also endangers the security of its cities.
The report states: “Perhaps it is better for Israel not to repeat the mistake it made in 2006. At that time, Israel’s airstrikes could not stop Hezbollah’s missile power… Israel could not stop Hezbollah from attacking, but Hezbollah also became politically stronger and showed that Israel’s military force could not defeat it.”
