Hezbollah's Tunnels Are Giving A Glimpse On How They Will Wage War Against Israel

Lt. Gen. Kenneth Glueck (ret.), Lt. Gen. Michael Tucker (ret.) and Lt. Col. Geoffrey Corn, The Hill: Hezbollah's tunnels offer sneak peek at looming major conflict with Israel

For weeks, Israeli and Lebanese soldiers have eyed each other uneasily at close range while Israeli engineers neutralize cross-border infiltration tunnels. These sophisticated tunnels, clearly intended to attack civilians, embody Hezbollah’s ongoing efforts to threaten substantial harm to Israel. They are also a reminder of that border’s fragile calm, and the potential for major destruction and suffering that would befall both Israeli and Lebanese civilians in another conflict on Israel’s northern front.

Israel undoubtedly could deal Hezbollah a crippling military blow in such a conflict. Indeed, Hezbollah has no illusion of military victory. Instead, it will seek to delegitimize Israel in the court of public opinion by illegally exposing civilians to harm on both sides of the border and then exploiting widespread misunderstanding about the laws of war.

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WNU Editor: Israel has discovered only 5 tunnels so far. The people I know in Israel are telling me that the real number is problem three of four times what has been found.