Is a Hezbollah Attack on Israel Inevitable?

A war between Israel and the Iran-backed Hezbollah terrorist group is inevitable , though not necessarily imminent, and will be unavoidably bloody for both sides, according to an assessment by a. Tehran is unlikely to order Hezbollah , in its current battered state, to enter the fray unless Iran feels its regime is in existential danger. So far, Hezbollah has sufficed with tame condemnations of the Israeli strikes—unusual for the typically verbally bellicose group. Israel preempted Hezbollah ' s attack after the assassination of Fuad Shakr, but the threat of war remains. The world must prepare for the inevitable . Almost certainly undertaken by Israel to preempt any possible Hezbollah invasion on the lines of Hamas’s murderous incursion of October 7, suspicious minds in Washington may have seen in it. Despite the growing risk, an all-out war is not inevitable . Israeli attacks might successfully coerce Hezbollah to accept a ceasefire and move forces away from the border, or they might significantly weaken Hezbollah’s capabilities to strike Israel. Hezbollah ’s fight with Israel is not about helping Palestinians, or even Hamas, but about pursuing self-preservation for Hezbollah . The group could have intervened on a large scale in October before Israel significantly weakened Hamas’s military capability, but it did not. Hezbollah , an ally of Hamas, has been putting pressure on Israel by forcing the country’s military to divert resources from Gaza to counter the Lebanese group on its northern front. This has highlighted the tightening unity of the so-called “axis of resistance” led by the Islamic Republic of Iran. Officials clearly believe that war between Hezbollah and Israel will quickly become a regional conflict in which the United States could become a combatant against Iran. Iran-backed terror proxy Hezbollah has attacked Israel with more than 1,000 rockets, missiles and drones since Oct 7. The IDF has responded to its attacks killing over 200 Hezbollah. Hezbollah watches on as Iran and Israel battle, for now The Lebanese group is depleted after fighting Israel last year, but may intervene if the Israel -Iran conflict continues.