Good article, thanks for posting. Maybe Hezbollah is exaggerating their success in reaching operational goals, however can’t really believe Israel’s typical overblown rhetoric. I think the Israeli political class and security establishment can’t get over the fact that they have lost deterrence in the region and thus the overblown and sometimes unhinged claims. Having been kicked out of Lebanon twice - in 2000 and 2006 - and the inability to crush a lightly armed resistance in Gaza, means the IDF is now dealing with equals in the region instead of forces it used to easily dominate.
Good article, thanks for posting. Maybe Hezbollah is exaggerating their success in reaching operational goals, however can’t really believe Israel’s typical overblown rhetoric. I think the Israeli political class and security establishment can’t get over the fact that they have lost deterrence in the region and thus the overblown and sometimes unhinged claims. Having been kicked out of Lebanon twice - in 2000 and 2006 - and the inability to crush a lightly armed resistance in Gaza, means the IDF is now dealing with equals in the region instead of forces it used to easily dominate.