“The group has an arsenal of 200,000 rockets and missiles, a fleet of deadly drones, roughly 1,500 precision-guided munitions, and well-trained fighters. Some estimates suggest that Hezbollah’s power is tantamount to a midsize European army. The Lebanese Armed Forces can therefore never forcibly disarm, relocate, or restrain Hezbollah. That would certainly spark a civil war, which the terror group would likely win.” – David Daoud and Jonathan Schanzer
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DIRE WARNINGS
LISTEN: #LEBANON; The War of the North & What Is to Be Done?: Jonathan Schanzer, FDD, The John Batchelor Show, June 24, 2024
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The Hezbollah Time Bomb Is Ticking: David Daoud and Jonathan Schanzer, The Dispatch, June 20, 2024
Hizbullah’s Hassan Nasrallah and Iran Plan a Mediterranean Naval Campaign Against Israel: Yoni Ben Menachem, Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, June 24, 2024 Benjamin Netanyahu Must Decide What to Do About Hezbollah: Jonathan Spyer, Middle East Forum, June 24, 2024
Did CQ Brown Just Blow Israel’s Leverage Versus Hezbollah? – Analysis: Yonah Jeremy Bob, Jerusalem Post, June 24, 2024
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For Further Reference:
Iran Increases Use of Beirut Airport as Front for Hezbollah Arms Storage -Report: Yonah Jeremy Bob, Jerusalem Post, June 23, 2024 — The pace at which Iran is supplying powerful rockets to Hezbollah through Beirut’s Rafic Al Hariri International Airport has spiked, London’s Sunday Telegraph reported Sunday.
Hezbollah Isn’t Getting the Message: The Editorial Board, WSJ, June 24, 2024 — While Americans see the war in the Middle East winding down, Israelis worry it is only beginning. Hezbollah has been escalating its strikes on Israel, and the Iranian proxy militia could provoke a larger war unless the U.S. gives it a good reason not to. Washington is too fixated on restraining Israel to notice.
How an All-Out Israel War Could Rope in the US and Other Countries: Michael Oren, NY Post, June 21, 2024 — Terrorist rockets rain on Israeli towns and villages.
Benny Gantz: Israel Can Destroy Hezbollah’s Military in Days: Yonah Jeremy Bob, Jerusalem Post, June 25, 2024 — The IDF can destroy Hezbollah’s military capabilities in a matter of days, National Unity Party leader Benny Gantz said on Tuesday.
Israel Launching Attack on Hezbollah Is ‘Collective Suicide,’ Retired IDF General Says: 104.5FM, Jerusalem Post, Jan. 25, 2024 — Maj.-Gen. (ret) Itzhak Brik wrote in his latest column for Maariv that “the initiative being rolled out in the security establishment to launch an attack on Hezbollah is collective suicide.”
Nasrallah, Israel Knows Where You Are Hiding: Smadar Perry, Ynet News, June 17, 2024 — An Iranian envoy landed in Beirut immediately after the assassination of Taleb Sami Abdallah, the commander of Hezbollah’s Nasr unit in southern Lebanon. However, instead of heading to Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah’s office, he met with Nasrallah’s close associates in a closed room. The main topic: Iran’s concern—shared by Hezbollah—that Israel is now targeting Nasrallah himself.