Israel's Northern Command Assesses The Possibility Of War Against Hezbollah

An IDF tanks train for a war against Hezbollah in northern Israel in an undated photograph. (Israel Defense Forces)  

Times of Israel: 15 years on, IDF girds for a potentially devastating war against Hezbollah 

Military does not believe conflict is imminent, but says Iran-backed terrorist militia, against which it fought a war in 2006, has an arsenal of roughly 140,000 missiles

THE PIT, IDF NORTHERN COMMAND, SAFED — In a future war with Hezbollah, more rockets and missiles would be fired at Israel from Lebanon in the span of less than two days than were fired during the entire 11-day battle between Israel and Palestinian terrorist groups in the Gaza Strip in May, according to fresh Israeli military assessments.

However, the Israel Defense Forces does not anticipate such a conflict to break out imminently, believing the domestic crises currently unfolding within Lebanon make the prospects of war less likely. The internal upheaval in Lebanon is, however, broadly a source of concern for the military, adding yet more chaos and uncertainty to an already fraught situation just across the border.  

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WNU Editor: I concur with this analysis .... Israel Believes War With Hezbollah Unlikely as Lebanon’s Economy Suffers (Haaretz). Hezbollah is more focused on the economic crisis that is occurring on its front yard. Starting a new war against Israel is not on the priority list (for now).

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