šWarfare Analysis:
Hezbollah
No one denies Hezbollahās sacrifices for Gaza except someone ungrateful.
Hezbollah eased the pressure on Gaza by engaging a large number of Israeli forces on the northern front. However, there are some observations:
ā¢ During the first 100 days, Hezbollah avoided targeting direct military objectives, focusing instead on striking lighting and surveillance poles.
I recall reporting news from Hebrew sources about two Israeli soldiers killed in a Hezbollah attack. I received a comment from someone seemingly close to the party denying the report and requesting verification, indicating that Hezbollah was avoiding human losses at that time, believing Israel would respect certain rules of engagement.
ā¢ After the assassination of Commander Fuad Shukr, Hezbollahās response was weak.
ā¢ Hezbollah engaged forcefully when Israel changed the rules of engagement, forcing settlers of Kiryat Shmona and northern settlements to evacuate.
This continued until the pager attack, the assassinate Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, and the ground invasion.
Why did Hezbollah act as a āsupporting frontā rather than a direct party in the war?
1. To erase the stain of its involvement in killing Syrians:
Hezbollah stood with the tyrant Bashar al-Assad against his people, a stance opposed by Sheikh Subhi al-Tufayli (Hezbollahās first Secretary-General), who repeatedly stated that aiding an oppressor against his people is disgraceful.
2. Because Hezbollah knows that if Hamas falls, it will be the next target:
Hezbollah is aware that Israel will focus on it after dealing with Hamas.
3. Iran does not want a full-scale war:
A full-scale war would benefit the Sunni-majority populations of the region, which would disrupt Iranās strategic plans.
Hezbollah ended its involvement by signing a disgraceful agreement that gave Israel what it wanted:
ā¢ Hezbollahās retreats to behind the Litani River.
ā¢ Temporary presence of some Israeli forces in the
Hezbollah
No one denies Hezbollahās sacrifices for Gaza except someone ungrateful.
Hezbollah eased the pressure on Gaza by engaging a large number of Israeli forces on the northern front. However, there are some observations:
ā¢ During the first 100 days, Hezbollah avoided targeting direct military objectives, focusing instead on striking lighting and surveillance poles.
I recall reporting news from Hebrew sources about two Israeli soldiers killed in a Hezbollah attack. I received a comment from someone seemingly close to the party denying the report and requesting verification, indicating that Hezbollah was avoiding human losses at that time, believing Israel would respect certain rules of engagement.
ā¢ After the assassination of Commander Fuad Shukr, Hezbollahās response was weak.
ā¢ Hezbollah engaged forcefully when Israel changed the rules of engagement, forcing settlers of Kiryat Shmona and northern settlements to evacuate.
This continued until the pager attack, the assassinate Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, and the ground invasion.
Why did Hezbollah act as a āsupporting frontā rather than a direct party in the war?
1. To erase the stain of its involvement in killing Syrians:
Hezbollah stood with the tyrant Bashar al-Assad against his people, a stance opposed by Sheikh Subhi al-Tufayli (Hezbollahās first Secretary-General), who repeatedly stated that aiding an oppressor against his people is disgraceful.
2. Because Hezbollah knows that if Hamas falls, it will be the next target:
Hezbollah is aware that Israel will focus on it after dealing with Hamas.
3. Iran does not want a full-scale war:
A full-scale war would benefit the Sunni-majority populations of the region, which would disrupt Iranās strategic plans.
Hezbollah ended its involvement by signing a disgraceful agreement that gave Israel what it wanted:
ā¢ Hezbollahās retreats to behind the Litani River.
ā¢ Temporary presence of some Israeli forces in the
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