After two and a half years of war, Israel appears to now be moving to attempt to severely, if not completely, eradicate the threat stemming from Iran's most important ally, Hezbollah in Lebanon. The current round of Hezbollah-Israel conflict did not emerge in isolation but as part of the broader regional escalation that followed the outbreak of war between the United States, Israel and Iran on Feb. 28. Hezbollah entered the conflict on March 2 by launching rockets and drones toward Israel in what it framed as support for Iran and retaliation for the killing of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. What initially appeared to be a symbolic demonstration of solidarity quickly evolved into sustained cross-border fighting that has drawn Lebanon deeper into the regional war. Despite having been heavily battered in the 2024 conflict with Israel, Hezbollah has surprised Israeli planners by demonstrating that it retains meaningful operational capabilities. Among...
