Hezbollah fired over 230 rockets and 20 drones at Israel in response to the killing of a senior Hezbollah official, but failed to hit any major targets. Damage was minimal.
Israel struck rocket launchers in southern Lebanon, killing 6 Hezbollah fighters.
The limited nature of Hezbollah’s response suggests they do not want a full-scale war currently, as does Iran’s muted response to other recent assassinations.
Israel appears to have successfully called Iran and its proxies’ “bluff” of threatening major retaliation, and was able to hit more targets with limited response.
While Israel has conventional military superiority, Hezbollah’s daily operations still pose problems on Israel’s northern border that Jerusalem has not solved.
Overall the latest clashes indicate Iran prefers slow proxy campaigns but lacks conventional military capabilities compared to Israel, though it remains strategically entrenched in some countries through proxies.
Source: The Spectator
