As Hizbullah Goes More Powerful, ’Israelis’ Fear the Consequences!

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Rumors are circulating in the Middle East that "Israel" may consider initiating a war with Hizbullah in the near future, a report by Haaretz claimed.

Earlier this month, the Lebanese al-Akhbar newspaper reported that Saudi Arabia's decision to take punitive actions against Lebanon and declare Hizbullah a terrorist organization "whetted "Israel's" appetite" for war with the Lebanese resistance movement. The article further noted that American officials informed their Lebanese counterparts "not to give "Israel" an excuse to start a war."

However, the newspaper added that "Israel's" case for war is difficult to ignore. The military expertise Hizbullah operatives learned in Syria has made it a battle-hardened force with newfound offensive capabilities. Military knowledge was surely passed on from Russian and Iranian advisors and while "Israel" tried to hit weapons transfers to Hizbullah during the span of the Syrian war, the party acquired advanced weapons that will be used in the next round of conflict with the occupation forces. Hizbullah is also trying to establish a second front in the Syrian Golan Heights from which it can fight the Zionist entity.

Moreover, the analysis further explained that Hizbullah Secretary General His Eminence Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, is toning up his rhetoric against "Israel", recently commenting that the next war may include a Hizbullah invasion of the Galilee and stating that Hizbullah could hit "Israeli" chemical plants to cause mass casualties equivalent to that of a nuclear blast.

Besides, the article mentioned that new estimates quantify Hizbullah's arsenal of missiles and rockets at approximately 150,000. Occupation army officials have cautioned the "Israeli" public that the next round of conflict could result in thousands of what they feared to be "Israeli" civilian deaths. Hence, the paper considered that the impulse within the "Israeli" entity to conduct a large-scale war against its most lethal foe, armed with the element of surprise and possible backdoor collaboration with the Arab world, is "justifiably strong."

In deeper analysis, Haaretz considered that Hizbullah can only disarm itself and it will only do so under enormous pressure. In addition, "Israel" has a chance to support the Arab world's attempt to defang Hizbullah, not through preemptive war but rather by challenging the party's claim that it is fighting to return Lebanese territory, which legitimizes the national resistance movement.

Source: Haaretz, Edited by website team