SNAPSHOTS

Despite More Intense Israeli Strikes, Hezbollah and Hamas Ceasefires Will Likely Hold

Nov 24, 2025 | 19:41 GMT

Workers clean the rubble from the site of a Nov. 23 Israeli airstrike targeting a residential building in the southern Haret Hreik neighborhood of Beirut.
Workers clean the rubble from the site of a Nov. 23 Israeli airstrike targeting a residential building in the southern Haret Hreik neighborhood of Beirut.

(Ibrahim AMRO / AFP via Getty Images)

Israel will likely opportunistically escalate airstrikes against Hezbollah and Hamas to further weaken the militant groups and push them toward disarmament without ending shaky ceasefires, but a miscalculation or an opportunity for Israel to significantly set back Hezbollah would increase the likelihood of a return to major fighting....

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