{"id":2076217,"date":"2023-10-23T06:10:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-23T10:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-war-will-hezbollah-join-the-war-against-israel\/"},"modified":"2023-10-23T06:13:16","modified_gmt":"2023-10-23T10:13:16","slug":"israel-war-will-hezbollah-join-the-war-against-israel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-war-will-hezbollah-join-the-war-against-israel\/","title":{"rendered":"Will Hezbollah join Israel&#8217;s war?"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">10<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fisrael-war-will-hezbollah-join-the-war-against-israel%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2076217&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Israel&#8217;s Concerns Shift to Hezbollah Amidst Conflict with Hamas<\/h2>\n<p>Following the outbreak of war with Hamas,\u2063 Israel finds itself facing a new and formidable threat &#8211; Hezbollah. While the initial shock came from the group that started the conflict, Israeli analysts are now more worried about the powerful force across the northern \u200dborder.<\/p>\n<p>Hezbollah, which emerged during Lebanon&#8217;s civil war in the 1980s, has grown to become the dominant force in the country, surpassing the Lebanese\u200b state&#8217;s \u200bown army. The current conflict has forced \u200cIsraeli war plans to consider the possibility of Hezbollah joining the fray. In fact, reports suggest that \u2064an Israeli Defense Forces invasion\u200c of the Gaza Strip was called off due to concerns about the group.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Hezbollah and Israel have already engaged in limited exchanges of\u200b rockets, air strikes, artillery fire,\u2062 and small\u200d arms fire \u200bacross the Lebanese border since the beginning of the Gaza War. However, experts fear that this could escalate into something more significant.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>To gain a better understanding of Hezbollah&#8217;s strength and capabilities, The Washington Examiner spoke \u200cwith\u2062 Jonathan Schanzer, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-confirms-kathleen-hicks-as-deputy-defense-secretary\/\" title=\"Senate Confirms Kathleen Hicks as Deputy Defense Secretary\">senior vice president<\/a> of the \u200bFoundation for the Defense of \u200dDemocracies.<\/p>\n<h3>Unveiling Hezbollah&#8217;s Might<\/h3>\n<p>According to Schanzer, \u200bHezbollah&#8217;s\u200c military \u2062might is\u200c believed to be on \u200cpar with that of\u200d a medium-sized European country. In terms of manpower, the group has an estimated 30,000-50,000 fighters who are trained to varying degrees. This\u200d number could potentially double when considering affiliated individuals\u200c who could be deployed. Hezbollah has gained valuable training, intelligence, and tactics from its involvement in conflicts alongside the Russians in Syria, \u2064as well\u200b as its experiences\u2064 in Iraq and possibly Yemen.<\/p>\n<p>When\u200c it\u200c comes to firepower, Hezbollah \u200dpossesses a minimum of 150,000 rockets, predominantly \u2064supplied by Iran. These rockets range in quality from short-range and inaccurate to long-range and deadly accurate. Of particular concern are their Precision Guided Munitions, \u2062which have the capability\u200c to strike Israel with great accuracy from long\u200d distances. Schanzer estimates that Hezbollah has between 500-1,000 of these weapons in its arsenal.<\/p>\n<p>One aspect that raises alarm \u2064for the\u200d United States is Hezbollah&#8217;s\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/what-could-the-militaries-of-europe-contribute-to-defending-taiwan\/\" title=\"What Could the Militaries of Europe Contribute to Defending Taiwan?\">anti-ship capabilities<\/a>. While\u200c the\u200c group has demonstrated\u200d some success in using these weapons against shoreline targets during the 2006 Lebanon War, the extent of\u200b their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-war-will-hezbollah-join-the-war-against-israel\/\" title=\"Will Hezbollah join Israel's war?\">current anti-ship capabilities remains largely unknown<\/a>. The potential\u2063 damage to U.S. carriers would depend on their proximity to the shoreline.<\/p>\n<h3>The Question of Hezbollah&#8217;s Involvement<\/h3>\n<p>The intelligence community is grappling with the million-dollar question of whether Hezbollah would follow through on its threats and open up a second front against Israel in the\u200b event of a ground invasion \u200bof Gaza. \u200cThe main deterrent for Hezbollah is the knowledge that Israel would inflict unprecedented destruction upon Lebanon in another war. However, the group&#8217;s legitimacy rests on being a counterforce to Israel, and it would suffer a significant \u200cblow to its prestige if it \u2062refrained from action while\u200c Hamas\u2062 was destroyed.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lawyers-who-sued-tesla-board-for-excess-pay-want-10000-an-hour\/\" title=\"Lawyers suing Tesla board demand k per hour.\">final decision lies<\/a> with Ali Khamenei, the supreme leader of Iran. Schanzer \u200bsuggests \u2063that there\u2062 is a real potential for escalation, with the supreme leader possibly seeking to stoke\u2064 a war with Israel as the culmination of his life&#8217;s work. While \u2062some believe that the prospect of Lebanon&#8217;s destruction would be too great to overcome, others see the present \u200dsituation as \u200dthe very reason Hezbollah was created.<\/p>\n<p>According to Schanzer, the current level of escalations indicates a strong possibility that Hezbollah is actively seeking to intervene. &#8220;I think there is an above-average chance of a multi-front war, given their\u200d inclinations and temptations,&#8221; he\u200c said, alluding to the recent attack by Hamas on October 7th\u2062 as a \u2064potential catalyst.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">Click here<\/a> to read more from The Washington Examiner.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What steps has Israel taken \u200bto detect and neutralize Hezbollah&#8217;s\u200b tunnels and fortifications along \u2062the\u200d Lebanese-Israeli border? How\u200d effective have\u2062 these measures been?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Acy. These weapons pose a serious threat to Israeli infrastructure and population centers.<\/p>\n<p>Hezbollah \u200bhas also invested\u200d heavily \u200bin underground tunnels and\u200d defensive fortifications\u200d along the Lebanese-Israeli border. These tunnels serve a dual purpose; \u200bthey can be used for offensive operations, such as infiltrating Israeli territory, and\u2063 for \u200cdefensive purposes, providing \u200bshelter for Hezbollah fighters and storing\u2063 weapons. Israel has been taking steps \u200cto detect and neutralize these\u2063 tunnels, but \u2064it remains a challenging task.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, Hezbollah has developed a sophisticated intelligence\u2062 network, which allows them to gather information on Israeli targets and\u200c potential vulnerabilities.\u2062 They have also acquired anti-aircraft and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/president-tsai-ing-wen-u-s-has-troops-stationed-in-taiwan\/\" title=\"President Tsai Ing-wen: U.S. Has Troops Stationed in Taiwan\">anti-ship missiles<\/a>,\u200b increasing\u2063 their capacity to defend against Israeli airstrikes and naval attacks.<\/p>\n<h3>Israel&#8217;s Concerns<\/h3>\n<p>The threat posed by Hezbollah is a cause for significant \u200cconcern for Israeli defense\u200d planners. While Hamas is considered a formidable adversary, Hezbollah&#8217;s capabilities \u200bfar \u200dexceed those of the Palestinian group. Israel is \u200dworried\u200b that\u2062 Hezbollah could launch\u200b a\u2064 simultaneous attack from the\u200c north, stretching its defense resources\u2062 and \u200dleaving it\u2064 vulnerable on multiple\u2062 fronts.<\/p>\n<p>There is also the \u2062concern \u200cthat Hezbollah could become\u200c further emboldened by the conflict with Hamas and use it as an opportunity to assert its dominance in the \u2063region. An escalation of conflict between Israel and Hezbollah\u200b could have far-reaching \u2064consequences, drawing in\u200d other regional players and potentially sparking a wider conflict.<\/p>\n<p>Israel&#8217;s response to \u200cthe threat posed by Hezbollah has \u2063been\u200d multifaceted. It\u2062 has \u2064invested heavily in missile defense systems, \u2063such as the \u2062Iron Dome, to\u2062 protect against rocket attacks. Israel has also carried\u2063 out \u200cairstrikes targeting\u200b Hezbollah weapons convoys in Syria, aiming to disrupt \u200btheir supply \u2064chain and \u200ccapabilities.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, Israel\u2062 has \u2063been engaging in \u2062diplomatic efforts to gain international support in addressing the\u2062 Hezbollah threat. Israeli officials \u2062have been briefing \u2064foreign counterparts, highlighting the danger posed by\u2063 Hezbollah&#8217;s growing arsenal and emphasizing the need for\u200b action\u200c to \u200bprevent \u200ba future confrontation.<\/p>\n<h3>The\u2063 Way Forward<\/h3>\n<p>The conflict with Hamas\u200c has shifted\u2064 Israel&#8217;s concerns to Hezbollah, a formidable \u200dand well-equipped adversary.\u200d The threat posed \u200bby the Lebanese group goes \u200dbeyond\u2062 Israel&#8217;s immediate borders, with potential \u200cripple effects throughout the region.<\/p>\n<p>Addressing the Hezbollah \u200bthreat requires a \u200dcomprehensive \u200dapproach that\u2064 combines military\u2064 preparedness, intelligence \u2064gathering, and\u200c diplomatic efforts. Israel must continue \u2062investing in defense systems, improving intelligence capabilities, \u200band building international support to counter the growing power of\u200c Hezbollah.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, efforts\u2062 should be made to \u200caddress the underlying causes and grievances that allow Hezbollah to maintain its influence in\u200c Lebanon. A stable\u200b and prosperous Lebanon,\u2063 free from the grip\u2062 of Hezbollah, would greatly\u200c contribute to regional peace and security.<\/p>\n<p>The conflict with Hamas serves as a reminder that Israel&#8217;s \u200csecurity \u2063challenges are\u200c multifaceted and constantly evolving. As\u200d the focus shifts to \u2064Hezbollah, it is\u200b crucial for Israeli \u200bdefense planners\u200c and policymakers\u200b to remain vigilant and proactive in addressing \u2064the threats that loom on the northern border.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Following the Hamas war outbreak, Israel&#8217;s concerns extend beyond the surprising attacker. Israeli analysts focus on Hezbollah, a group across the northern border, as their main worry. Founded during Lebanon&#8217;s civil war in the 1980s, Hezbollah poses a significant threat to Israel&#8217;s security.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2076218,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2076217","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2076217","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2076217"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2076217\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2076218"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2076217"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2076217"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2076217"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}