In other words, in two blows, Israel —if indeed it was responsible for the assassination of Haniyeh—struck at Hezbollah , Lebanon, Iran , and, as an added bonus, Hamas. Three strikes in September —” Operation Pagers ,” the air campaign to neutralize Hezbollah’s rockets, and the successful elimination of the group’s leadership, including Hassan Nasrallah, turned Hezbollah into a weakened force. ‘The stars aligned’: Why Israel set out for a war against Iran , and what it achieved IDF saw the regime’s growing nuclear threat, alongside the collapse of proxy groups, and was at peak. Iran has long orchestrated its network of proxies aimed at encircling and destabilizing Israel. Tehran provides substantial support to Hezbollah in Lebanon, Hamas in Gaza and the West Bank, and. Iran said the barrage of at least 180 ballistic missiles was to avenge a series of Israeli strikes against its close allies, Hamas and Hezbollah , including the assassination of the group’s longtime leader. Israel strikes Iran after neutralizing Hezbollah as Tehran’s response falters, exposing deep regional shifts and vulnerabilities. Israel decimated the group’s leadership last fall and degraded its military capabilities. Can the same strategy work against a far more powerful foe? What we have learned is that Hezbollah ’ s long-range missile capabilities have been seriously overhyped, countered by Israel’s effective “ Iron Dome ” antimissile system. Since Hamas’s horrific October 7, 2023, assault on Israel , Iran has supported the group by orchestrating attacks on the Jewish state from Iran ’s other Resistance Axis allies— Hezbollah in Lebanon, Shia militias in Iraq, and the Houthis in Yemen.
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