{"id":2076361,"date":"2023-10-23T10:59:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-23T14:59:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-war-will-hezbollah-join-the-war-against-israel-2\/"},"modified":"2023-10-23T11:02:01","modified_gmt":"2023-10-23T15:02:01","slug":"israel-war-will-hezbollah-join-the-war-against-israel-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-war-will-hezbollah-join-the-war-against-israel-2\/","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-2%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=2076361&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\u200c Amidst Conflict with Hamas<\/h2>\n<p>Following\u2062 the outbreak of war with Hamas, Israel finds itself facing more \u2062than \u2064just the group that surprised\u200d them with a \u2063sudden attack.\u200c The real worry for Israeli analysts lies across the northern border, with Hezbollah.<\/p>\n<p>Hezbollah, which emerged during Lebanon&#8217;s civil war in the 1980s, has grown to become\u200d the\u200b dominant force in the country, surpassing the Lebanese state&#8217;s\u2064 own\u200c army.\u200b The\u200b ongoing \u2062conflict has forced \u2064Israeli war plans to\u200d consider the possibility of \u2062Hezbollah joining the fray, with reports\u2064 suggesting that\u200b an invasion of the Gaza Strip was called \u2063off due to concerns about the group.<\/p>\n<p>Hezbollah and Israel have already\u200c engaged in limited exchanges \u200bof rockets, airstrikes, artillery fire, and small arms fire across the Lebanese border since the start \u2063of the Gaza War. However, \u200dexperts fear that this could escalate further.<\/p>\n<h3>Unveiling Hezbollah&#8217;s Strength and Capabilities<\/h3>\n<p>The Washington Examiner spoke with \u2063Jonathan \u2064Schanzer,\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/over-85-women-file-class-action-lawsuit-against-boston-doctor-for-alleged-sexual-assaults\/\" title=\"85+ Women Sue Boston Doctor for Alleged Sexual Assaults\">senior \u2064vice\u200c president<\/a> of the Foundation for the Defense of\u200b Democracies, to gain better insight into \u2062Hezbollah&#8217;s\u2064 military might.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Hezbollah&#8217;s military power\u200b is believed to be on par with that of a medium-sized\u2062 European country,&#8221; Schanzer revealed.<\/p>\n<p>In terms of \u2063manpower, Schanzer estimates that \u200dHezbollah has between 30,000 to 50,000 fighters who are trained to varying degrees. This number could potentially double when considering affiliated individuals \u200bwho could\u2062 be\u2063 deployed. The group has \u2064<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-war-will-hezbollah-join-the-war-against-israel\/\" title=\"Will Hezbollah join Israel's war?\">gained valuable training<\/a>,\u2064 intelligence, and tactics from their \u2062involvement in conflicts alongside\u200b the\u200d Russians\u2064 in \u200dSyria, as well as their experiences in \u2063Iraq\u2064 and\u2062 possibly Yemen.<\/p>\n<p>When it comes to firepower,\u200d Hezbollah\u200b possesses a minimum\u200b of 150,000 rockets, predominantly supplied by Iran. These\u200d rockets range in quality from short-range and inaccurate to long-range and \u200bdeadly accurate missiles. Of particular \u200dconcern\u200c are their\u2062 Precision Guided Munitions, capable of striking \u200bIsrael with great accuracy from significant distances. Schanzer\u200b estimates that \u2063Hezbollah has anywhere \u2064from 500 to 1,000 of these weapons in their arsenal.<\/p>\n<p>One of the\u2064 most worrisome aspects for the United States, should they become \u2062involved, \u200dis Hezbollah&#8217;s <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>. The group has\u200b demonstrated some success \u200bin using these weapons against targets near the shoreline \u2063during the 2006 \u200dLebanon War. However, the current extent\u2062 of \u200dtheir <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-war-will-hezbollah-join-the-war-against-israel-2\/\" title=\"Will Hezbollah join Israel's war?\">anti-ship capabilities remains largely \u2064unknown<\/a>, and the potential damage to U.S. carriers would depend\u200c on their \u200dproximity to the shoreline.<\/p>\n<h3>The\u200d Likelihood of Hezbollah Joining the Conflict<\/h3>\n<p>The intelligence community\u200b is grappling \u2064with the\u200d million-dollar question\u200b of whether Hezbollah would follow through on its threats and open up a\u2062 second front against Israel in the event\u200c of a ground invasion of Gaza. The primary deterrent\u200b lies \u2063in the knowledge that Israel would inflict \u200dunprecedented destruction upon \u2062Lebanon in \u200banother war. However, Hezbollah&#8217;s legitimacy \u2062heavily relies on being a counterforce to Israel, and their prestige would suffer greatly if they stood idly by while Hamas was destroyed.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, the final decision rests with Ali Khamenei, the supreme \u2064leader\u2064 of Iran, as\u200d Schanzer \u200dpoints\u200c out.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There is a\u200d very real potential for escalation. The decision to enter into a multi-front conflict\u2063 will largely be determined by \u2064the supreme leader of Iran,&#8221; Schanzer explained. &#8220;Some believe that, given his age and health, he may be trying to \u200bstoke a war with Israel as \u2062the \u2064culmination of his life&#8217;s\u200d work.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>While some may argue \u200bthat the prospect of Lebanon&#8217;s destruction would be too great to overcome, others\u2064 see the present situation\u2064 as\u200c the\u200d very\u2062 reason Hezbollah\u200d was created.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I\u2064 think that Hezbollah was made for \u2064this moment and\u200d would very much like to go\u2064 in, and Iran probably would\u200c welcome it, if not even \u200durge \u2063it,&#8221; Schanzer\u2064 stated.<\/p>\n<p>According to Schanzer, the \u200bcurrent level of escalation suggests a strong\u200c possibility of Hezbollah&#8217;s\u2063 intervention.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Given their inclinations and temptations, I believe there is \u200can\u200d above-average chance of a\u200b multifront\u200c war, especially after the\u200c Oct.\u2063 7 attack by Hamas,&#8221; Schanzer concluded.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">Click here<\/a> \u2064 to read more from The Washington Examiner.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> \u2063What measures has Israel taken to\u2064 respond to the Hezbollah threat, both militarily and diplomatically<\/h2>\n<p><span>  R, since then, they have\u200d \u2063\u200dlikely\u200d\u2064 \u200cacquired more advanced\u200d \u2064systems, which could \u200bpose a significant \u2063threat to maritime security in the region.<\/p>\n<h3>The\u200d \u200dThreat\u200d Hezbollah Poses for Israel<\/h3>\n<p>Hezbollah&#8217;s close alliance with Iran is\u200d a\u200d significant factor \u200din\u200c Israel&#8217;s concerns. Iran is known for its\u200d \u200csupport of various militant groups in the\u200d \u200cregion, including Hamas\u200c, \u200cand\u200d \u200cHezbollah acts as a proxy for Iranian interests. Their close\u2064 relationship provides Hezbollah with significant financial and military backing, enabling them to maintain their military capabilities and constantly acquire more advanced weapons.<\/p>\n<p>Hezbollah&#8217;s location on \u2062Israel&#8217;s northern border poses a \u200b\u200cconstant security threat. The potential\u2063 for cross-border \u200battacks, \u200drocket \u200blaunches, and acts\u200b of terrorism is always present. The group&#8217;s extensive tunnel network, \u2062which they have constructed\u200d \u200cover the years, further enhances their ability to launch surprise \u200cattacks into Israeli territory. This has\u200c been a major \u2062concern for Israeli defense planners, as it \u2063poses a significant challenge in terms of\u200b border security.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, Hezbollah&#8217;s involvement in the ongoing conflicts in Syria and Iraq \u2062has raised concerns about their combat experience and\u2062 the potential for battle-hardened fighters to return to Lebanon. This\u200d \u200dposes the risk of\u200b not only strengthening Hezbollah&#8217;s \u2064capabilities \u200cbut also potential spillover into \u2062further conflict with Israel.<\/p>\n<h3>Israel&#8217;s Response \u200cto the Hezbollah Threat<\/h3>\n<p>Israel has not been \u2062idle in the face of the \u2063Hezbollah \u2064threat. The Israeli \u200bDefense Forces have been actively monitoring \u2064Hezbollah&#8217;s activities \u200calong the Lebanese border, \u2062conducting airstrikes and targeted operations when necessary. They have also invested in \u200ddeveloping sophisticated\u200d missile defense\u2064 systems, such as the \u2064Iron Dome, which has proved\u2064 effective in intercepting rockets launched by \u200bHezbollah and other militant groups.<\/p>\n<p>In addition\u2062 to military measures, Israel\u200b has also pursued diplomatic and political efforts \u200cto \u2064counteract Hezbollah&#8217;s influence. Israel has sought to rally international support to designate Hezbollah as a \u2064terrorist organization and\u2064 has urged countries to sanction Iran for its support \u200bof\u2062 the group. These efforts aim to isolate Hezbollah and limit its ability to operate freely.<\/p>\n<h3>The\u200c \u200cComplexity of\u200c \u200cthe\u200c \u200cThreat<\/h3>\n<p>Dealing with the Hezbollah threat is not a simple task. The group&#8217;s \u200cintertwining network of \u2063political, military, and social influence within\u2063 Lebanon \u2063makes it difficult to confront\u200d directly. Any action taken against Hezbollah\u200b must \u200dconsider \u2062the \u2063potential consequences for stability\u2062 within\u200c Lebanon and the broader region.<\/p>\n<p>At the same time, Israel \u2064cannot afford \u2062to ignore or downplay the Hezbollah threat. With\u2062 their extensive military capabilities\u2063 and proximity to\u2062 Israeli territory, the potential for\u2062 a major\u2064 escalation in\u200c conflict\u2064 is always \u200cpresent. Therefore, Israel must maintain \u2063a \u200dcareful\u2064 balance \u200cbetween deterring Hezbollah&#8217;s\u2062 aggression and avoiding actions that could lead \u2063to an all-out war.<\/p>\n<h3>Conclusion<\/h3>\n<p>While the conflict\u200c with \u200cHamas has\u2063 been the immediate focus for Israel, the concerns surrounding Hezbollah cannot \u200dbe \u2063overlooked. The \u2062group&#8217;s military capabilities and close alliance with \u2062Iran pose a significant security threat \u2064for Israel. Therefore, Israel must remain vigilant and continue to develop strategies and measures to counteract this \u200dthreat. At the same time, diplomatic\u200b efforts to isolate Hezbollah and limit its influence should also be pursued. Dealing with\u2064 Hezbollah requires a comprehensive approach that considers the complex dynamics of the region and balances the \u2062need for security with \u200bthe aim of avoiding broader conflict.<\/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, not the conflict initiator, as their main worry across the northern border. Established during Lebanon&#8217;s civil unrest in the 1980s, Hezbollah poses a significant threat to Israel&#8217;s security.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2076362,"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-2076361","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\/2076361","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=2076361"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2076361\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2076362"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2076361"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2076361"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2076361"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}