What Happens If Hezbollah Attacks Israel Today?

While Israel has sophisticated missile defenses including its Iron Dome system, a mass barrage of fire from Hezbollah and others at the same time could overwhelm the country. Estimates suggest Hezbollah has an arsenal of 150,000 rockets and missiles, including precision-guided missiles. In the event Hezbollah , Iran’s premier regional ally, its crown jewel, is attacked by Israel , and indeed is “taken apart” by Israel as Gantz threatened, an Iranian response is likely. Israel ’s assassination of Hassan Nasrallah, the long - standing leader of Hezbollah , is a major escalation in its war with the Lebanese militant group. It has, potentially, brought the region. Hezbollah and Israeli forces have exchanged attacks across the Lebanon- Israel border in a marked escalation of the tit-for-tat engagement they have been undertaking since October 7. Israel launched a strike on Beirut today , as well as a new wave of strikes on southern Lebanon after days of attacks killed more than 600 people and displaced hundreds of thousands. Following Israel's airstrikes, the Iran-backed militia Hezbollah , launched an attack, using a "large number of drones," saying it was in revenge for the killing of Shukur. By Sunday morning local. The White House has been discussing the possibility of using military force if Hezbollah joins the war in Gaza and attacks Israel with its huge arsenal of rockets, three U.S. Officials and one Israeli official with knowledge of the situation tell Axios. Israel has signaled that its response to Saturday’s attack will be limited, and on Tuesday, it targeted a senior Hezbollah commander in an airstrike that killed three civilians. As of Tuesday. Israel and Lebanese militant group Hezbollah have agreed a ceasefire deal that will end more than a year of fighting. The deal was announced by US President Joe Biden, who said it is "designed to be a permanent cessation of hostilities ".