Israel is actually facing a double trouble. He has been fighting Hamas in Gaza for a year. The Israeli mission continues there as well. Beyond this, Hezbollah’s war with Lebanon begins. Israel declared war through a covert operation involving pager and walkie-talkie attacks. Then there were explosions in Lebanon.
The war against Hamas has done great harm to Israel. Not only that, his hands were also tied in many ways. The soldiers didn’t even get a break. Several types of deficiencies have been reported in the military. There are also financial shortages. Public pressure mounted on the government to implement a ceasefire and hostage deals. This will stop the rust. The financial burden should end.
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What remains unclear is whether Israel intends to start another war or whether it is being forced to do so. But is a ground attack on Lebanon the right thing to do? Is Israel ready for a ground attack at this point? Can the Israeli military fight on other fronts besides fighting Hamas?
The story starts from last year…
On October 8 last year, Hamas launched a deadly attack on Israel. Since then, Israel has continued fighting with Hezbollah militants on the Lebanese border. Attacks are being carried out using rockets, missiles and bombs. Hezbollah struck first. He opposes Israeli attacks on Gaza. Call for a ceasefire.
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Small wars continued. But last week Israel did something that has never happened before in the world. A new kind of war. Pagers and walkie-talkies belonging to Hezbollah fighters exploded in several Lebanese cities. More than 20 fighters were killed. About 4,000 people were injured. Hezbollah and the world were shocked.
Since then, Hezbollah has begun attacking Israel with rockets and drones. In return, Israel launched horrific air strikes on many Lebanese cities. Killed many Hezbollah leaders. But that’s not the case. The question is whether Israel can engage in a war with Hezbollah the way Hamas has. Because Hezbollah is not Hamas.
Hezbollah is not Hamas…what does that mean?
Yuel Guzansky, a senior fellow at the Institute for National Security Studies in Tel Aviv who has served on the National Security Council of three Israeli prime ministers, said Hezbollah is not Hamas. Hezbollah is a state within a state. It has military power and support many times more sophisticated than Hamas.
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Hezbollah launched deadly attacks on several cities in Israel late last week. Kiryat Bialik, Sur Shalom, Morshet, Haifa. All these cities are only 40 kilometers from the Lebanese border. Not even Israel’s Iron Dome can stop every attack. If there is a powerful attack, it will be more difficult to block.
The pain of displacement, death and injury on both sides
Over the past year, Israel has displaced 62,000 people to safer places due to attacks near the border. 26 Israeli civilians and 22 soldiers were killed. At the same time, 94,000 people were displaced and fled to Lebanon. 740 people were killed, about 500 of them Hezbollah fighters. Since Monday, September 23, 2024, 558 people have been killed in Israeli attacks in Lebanon. About 16,500 people have been displaced.
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Why is it not easy for Israel for Hezbollah?
Hezbollah has the full support of Iran. In recent years, the Shia Islamist group has demonstrated the weapons that major powers possess. This is very difficult to manufacture and develop. Very complicated. Supporters of Hezbollah are also present in Iraq and Yemen. In addition, there are many friendly countries in the Middle East.
After the 2006 war with Hezbollah, Israel’s military capabilities changed. Improved. Become stronger. Defense experts believe Hezbollah has between 300,000 and 50,000 fighters. The head of the organization, Hassan Nasrallah, said that the organization has 100,000 fighters. In addition, there are backup forces.
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Hezbollah has 200,000 rockets and 1,500 ballistic missiles
Hezbollah has between 120,000 and 200,000 rockets and missiles. Hezbollah’s greatest advantage is long-range ballistic missiles. There are approximately 1,500 of these missiles, which can carry out precise attacks within a range of 250 to 300 kilometers. Hezbollah claims to have recently attacked Israel’s Ramat David Air Base using Fadi-1 and Fadi-2 missiles. These are long-range missiles.
Benam bin Talebulu, a senior fellow at the Foundation for Democracy think tank, said the warheads installed in these missiles were introduced by Hezbollah last year. This is a variant of the Burkan IRAM. This is causing havoc in Israel.
