Threats are OK…but can Lebanon defeat Israel in a direct war? Understanding Military Strength

Hezbollah suffered a major blow after the pagers and walkie-talkies exploded. Fear spread among his fighters. Then Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah threatened Israel with a heavy price. Hezbollah prepared to fire more than 1,000 rocket launchers in southern Lebanon. But before that, Israel responded with a deadly response. The Israeli Air Force began air strikes.

Tit-for-tat situations happen every day in Lebanon and Israel. But this was the deadliest airstrike by Israel in the past 11 months of war. More than 70 locations were attacked by fighter jets at the same time. Air-to-ground missiles and bombs were dropped. Nasrallah had said that Israel had gone through a very dangerous and painful day. He had broken all the rules of war. Now it was Israel’s turn.

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Nasrallah threatened that he would not reveal the time, method and place. Israel will have to pay a heavy price for these attacks. Hezbollah fighters are not afraid of these attacks. We will continue our activities. After that, Israel spared no effort. Fighters were scrambled to rain fire on Lebanese land.

What would happen if these two countries went into direct war?

There is a 130 km long border between Israel and Lebanon. The northern part of Israel and the southern part of Lebanon. The limit is called the Blue Line. In the list of 145 countries with the highest firepower in the world, Lebanon simply cannot compete with Israel. Israel ranks 18th out of 145 countries, and Lebanon ranks 111th.

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What is the military strength of the two countries?

Lebanon has only 80,000 active military personnel. Israel has 173,000. That means more than twice as many. Israel has 465,000 reserve troops, while Lebanon has none. Israel has a paramilitary force of 8,000 soldiers. Lebanon’s paramilitary force has only 25,000 soldiers.

Israel has 153 fighters, Lebanon has 9

Israel has 601 aircraft. Lebanon has only 78. Israel has 241 fighter jets, while Lebanon has none. Israel has 32 dedicated attack aircraft, while Lebanon has only 9. Iran has 86 transport aircraft, while Lebanon has none.

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Israel has 153 fighter jets for training, while Lebanon has only 9. Israel has 23 aircraft for special missions, while Lebanon has none. Lebanon has 60 helicopters. Israel has 126 helicopters. Israel has 48 such attack helicopters. Lebanon has none.

Lebanon leads in towed artillery, lags in rocket power

Speaking of tanks, Lebanon has 361 tanks. Israel has seven times as many. Israel has 2,200 tanks. Lebanon has 9,864 armored vehicles, while Israel has 56,290. Israel is far ahead of Lebanon in self-propelled artillery. It has 650 artillery pieces. Lebanon has only 84.

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Lebanon is ahead of Israel in towed artillery. It has 374 towed artillery pieces. Israel has 74 less. Israel has 300 mobile rocket launchers. Lebanon has only 30. The Lebanese Navy is ahead of Israel in the number of ships and warships. Israel has 67 ships and Lebanon has 19 more, a fleet of 86 warships. Neither has an aircraft carrier.

Israel has 5 submarines, Lebanon has none

Israel has 5 submarines, while Lebanon has none. Neither Israel nor Lebanon has destroyers or frigates. Israel has 7 frigates, while Lebanon has none. Israel has 45 patrol boats, while Lebanon has 22 patrol boats.

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Israel has 48 airports. Lebanon has only 8. Israel has 5 ports. Lebanon has only 2. Israel has 19,555 kilometers of roads, while Lebanon is ahead in this regard. The total length of roads is 21,705 kilometers. These roads and airports can be used in wartime emergencies.

Lebanon is only half the size of Israel. Israel covers over 20,770 square kilometers. Lebanon covers only 10,400 square kilometers. Israel has no rivers. Lebanon has a 170-kilometer-long river.

Lebanon has less than half the number of active-duty soldiers as Israel.

Israel has more than 3.111 million men eligible for military service, of which 124,000 have reached military age. Lebanon has only 1.753 million men eligible for military service, of which only 68,859 have reached military age.