{"id":2618621,"date":"2026-06-24T16:50:02","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T20:50:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hezbollah-using-respite-from-ceasefire-to-rearm-and-reconstitute-experts\/"},"modified":"2026-06-24T16:55:02","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T20:55:02","slug":"hezbollah-using-respite-from-ceasefire-to-rearm-and-reconstitute-experts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hezbollah-using-respite-from-ceasefire-to-rearm-and-reconstitute-experts\/","title":{"rendered":"Hezbollah using respite from ceasefire to rearm and reconstitute: Experts"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/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%2Fhezbollah-using-respite-from-ceasefire-to-rearm-and-reconstitute-experts%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=2618621&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--><p>The recent easing of hostilities between Lebanon, Israel, and Hezbollah, influenced by Iran and the US, has allowed Hezbollah to regroup and reinforce itself ahead of another potential conflict. Despite increased effectiveness during recent clashes, Hezbollah suffered significant losses, with much of its military infrastructure damaged due to Israeli advances into Lebanese territory. Experts, including former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israeli-military-officials-warn-biden-against-rejoining-iran-nuke-deal\/\" title=\"... Officials Warn Biden Against Rejoining ... Nuke Deal\">israeli military officials<\/a>, suggest hezbollah\u2019s primary goal during thes ceasefire periods is to rearm and rebuild its capabilities, focusing on smuggling, domestic production, and developing new weapons such as drones. <\/p>\n<p>Hezbollah is shifting its strategy from relying heavily on missile barrages to emphasizing smaller weapons, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-appears-to-signal-major-escalation-in-announcement-as-idf-eliminates-top-terrorist-targets\/\" title=\"... Appears To Signal Major Escalation In Announcement As IDF Eliminates Top Terrorist Targets\">anti-tank missiles<\/a>, and increasingly, drones-especially FPV (first-person view) drones-used for reconnaissance and attacks, which have had a notable impact during recent conflicts. The group maintains procurement networks in Europe and Lebanon, sourcing parts despite logistical challenges, and relies on smuggling routes through Syria, Lebanon, airports, and ports. <\/p>\n<p>Israel continues its efforts to degrade hezbollah\u2019s infrastructure and missile arsenal, though its ability to prevent rearmament is limited, mostly aiming to pressure Lebanon to disarm the group, which is unlikely due to the Lebanese military\u2019s incapacity. The conflict has also seen Israel penetrate deeper into Lebanon than since its 2000 withdrawal,dismantling significant military positions. <\/p>\n<p>Hezbollah\u2019s adaptation includes focusing on expanding its drone capabilities, which has proven effective and increasingly central to its tactics. The group has invested heavily in training drone operators and acquiring components internationally, though its supply of advanced drones may be running low. Despite initial operational flaws, Hezbollah has improved its drone technology, achieving notable hits, including the first confirmed kill of an Israeli Merkava tank. <\/p>\n<p>Hezbollah is using the current ceasefire to rebuild, rearm, and develop new tactics, notably drone warfare, which poses a substantial threat in future confrontations.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The quieting down of the war in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/lebanon\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1192\">Lebanon<\/a> between <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/israel\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"219\">Israel<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hezbollah\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"814\">Hezbollah<\/a> following pressure from <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"100\">Iran<\/a> and the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/united-states\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"671\">United States<\/a> has given the Lebanon-based proxy critical time to regroup and reconstitute itself before the next inevitable round of fighting, experts say.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hezbollah used the last major ceasefire, in November 2024, to recalibrate itself significantly, reportedly with extensive help from Iran. Though Hezbollah has largely been more effective this year than in the 2024 conflict, the recent fighting in Lebanon was just as imbalanced as two years ago, with thousands of Hezbollah fighters being killed at the cost of a few dozen Israeli military troops. It was given its first limited reprieve with a flimsy ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon in April, then a bigger reprieve this month with a stronger ceasefire as part of the U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4623496\/france-first-ebola-case-europe\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>France announces first Ebola case in Europe since May outbreak<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4622971\/us-iran-trash-talk-peace-deal-commitments\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>US lets Iran trash-talk as long as Tehran officials keep their commitments to peace deal<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4622846\/left-wing-ivan-cepeda-concedes-colombia-election\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Left-wing candidate concedes Colombian presidential election after narrow defeat<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reserve Brig. Gen. Yossi Kuperwasser, former chief of the research division for the Israel Defense Forces\u2019 military intelligence and current head of the Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security, told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> that Hezbollah was, by and large, using the new ceasefire period to rearm and reconstitute itself.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hezbollah\u2019s primary reason for favoring a ceasefire, Kuperwasser argued, is to \u201cregroup and rearm, that\u2019s the most important thing that they need to do. They are going to use whatever avenue that is available for them to rearm in order to do that, smuggling from here, smuggling from there, self-production, whatever they have in order to produce more weapons.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kuperwasser, who served in the Israeli military for 35 years, believes that Hezbollah\u2019s foremost goal is to return to the south along with the civilian population, a possibility repeatedly ruled out by Israel\u2019s high command. Outside of that, it\u2019s focused on regrouping and rearming after suffering major losses, losses which turned the situation \u201cvery problematic,\u201d if not critical.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The most ready evidence of Hezbollah\u2019s reconstitution is the scale of Israeli airstrikes on Hezbollah fighters, whom the Israeli military claims pose an imminent threat.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Beyond the limited airstrikes on imminent threats, there\u2019s little Israel can do to prevent Hezbollah from rearming itself under the ceasefire, outside of pressuring the Lebanese government to do more. Much of the focus of its negotiations with Beirut has revolved around the disarmament of the group, but nearly all analysts are in agreement that the Lebanese military isn\u2019t capable. Continued pressure could erode Hezbollah\u2019s domestic support, consisting largely of Shiite Lebanese. The group has already seen a loss of support from other segments of Lebanese society as a result of its loss of prestige from defeats at the hands of Israel.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Israel\u2019s continued occupation of Lebanon includes a presence over much of Hezbollah\u2019s military infrastructure built up over decades in the south, limiting its degradation efforts to destroying infrastructure under its control.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This year\u2019s fighting was particularly devastating to Hezbollah due to the scale of Israel\u2019s advances, going the farthest it had gone into Lebanon since withdrawing from the country in 2000. It advanced beyond the Litani River, taking the Crusader-era Beaufort castle. By advancing so far, it was able to dismantle significant swaths of Hezbollah\u2019s military infrastructure, something the militant group must spend a great deal of <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >effort rebuilding farther north<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But the changing geostrategic position of Hezbollah has forced it to adapt, even in its rearmament. Once relying on its massive missile arsenal, advances in Israeli intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance have neutered its previous strategy of relying on simultaneous barrages of missiles to overwhelm Israeli missile defenses. Perhaps Hezbollah\u2019s most useful missiles are small, short-range anti-tank guided missiles, which have caused a significant share of Israeli casualties in this year\u2019s conflict.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Israel\u2019s ISR advances, the vast degrading of Hezbollah\u2019s formerly colossal missile arsenal, the loss of its guaranteed Syrian supply route, and the degradation of Iran have pushed the group to redirect its rearmament efforts. It now focuses on restocking small arms ammunition and, critically, drones, especially first-person view drones, Kuperwasser said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">FPV drones, especially the fiber optic variety, have proven themselves to be one of Hezbollah\u2019s most effective weapons. Given their recent debut on the battlefield, Israel hasn\u2019t yet come up with a proper response, often leaving unit commanders to improvise solutions of varying effectiveness, such as mounting netting or cages on vehicles.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hezbollah first identified drones as a decisive part of future conflicts in late 2024, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/israel-alma.org\/hezbollahs-ongoing-effort-to-build-up-its-drone-force-training-drone-operators-and-establishing-logistical-infrastructure\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/israel-alma.org\/hezbollahs-ongoing-effort-to-build-up-its-drone-force-training-drone-operators-and-establishing-logistical-infrastructure\/\">according to<\/a> the Alma Research and Education Center, an Israeli think tank. Its analysis of Hezbollah\u2019s operations in this year\u2019s fighting showed the growing centrality of drones in the group\u2019s military tactics and strategy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Out of 1,163 attacks from Hezbollah from April 17 to June 20, the period when the weak ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon was in place, 637 of these, 54.8%, were from drones, with most of these being FPV drones.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe high proportion of drone and UAV attacks demonstrates that Hezbollah views these systems as a significant operational force multiplier. They provide the organization with a combination of precision, availability, lethality, and intelligence-gathering capabilities,\u201d a report from Alma read, adding that the live feed footage from the drones serves its own purpose as effective propaganda videos.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-26\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-5\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Many of the drones can be assembled domestically, but Hezbollah is reliant on components from abroad. It has procurement networks in Europe and Lebanon, importing electrical components used in drones.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alma outlined a recent case in which a businessman was investigated over suspicions he was procuring dual-use technologies for Hezbollah drones. This included motors and electrical components commonly used in civilian items, which he imported from France in several shipments.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This critical supply was largely built up before the war, and it can be assumed that the supply lines were constrained during the war\u2019s height. With the Assad regime in Syria gone, Hezbollah must get its weapons and materials through less secure means.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Part of the shipments, Kuperwasser said, \u201cstill comes through Syria, and Syria\u2019s from time to time managed to block the shipments,\u201d while it acquires other weapons and components shipments through \u201csmuggling from the airport, or from the seaports.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Though the FPV drones are cheap to produce, Kuperwasser suspected that Hezbollah\u2019s supply of the more advanced fiber-optic variety was running low, necessitating a pause for further supplies.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI would say that the amount of the intensity with which they use the [fiber-optic] FPV drones \u2026 is relatively low. They don\u2019t use them too often. If they had more, they probably would use more,\u201d Kuperwasser said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Many Israeli commanders have argued that the proliferation of drones necessitated an expansion of the war against Hezbollah, arguing for strikes and operations farther north to cripple its drone supply lines.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4622363\/israel-not-withdraw-lebanon-even-us-demand\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"4622363\">ISRAELI DEFENSE MINISTER SAYS IDF WON\u2019T WITHDRAW FROM SOUTHERN LEBANON, EVEN IF US DEMANDS IT<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Just as critical as the supply of drones are skilled pilots to operate them. Early videos from Hezbollah drones showcased the poor quality of its operators, with the weapons often missing, hitting unimportant targets, or hitting well-armored sections of armored fighting vehicles, thereby negating their effectiveness. Operators quickly improved, and by May 1, the group scored its first <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4552053\/hezbollah-first-confirmed-merkava-tank-kill-fpv-drone\/\">confirmed kill<\/a> of an advanced Israeli Merkava tank.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to Alma, Israel targeted and killed many of Hezbollah\u2019s skilled drone operators over the past few months. The ceasefire also gives the group time to train more operators to replace these losses.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lebanon&#8217;s Hezbollah retools amid ceasefire, experts warn<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2618622,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP26173475471321.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[13427,24658,62268,44749,81675],"class_list":["post-2618621","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-ceasefire","tag-hezbollah","tag-middle-east-security","tag-military-buildup","tag-rearming"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP26173475471321.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2618621","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\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2618621"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2618621\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2618625,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2618621\/revisions\/2618625"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2618622"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2618621"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2618621"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2618621"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}