The Islamist Hezbollah operating in Lebanon has been the target of an interesting attack. First, their beepers were blown up, and today it was the turn of their walkie-talkies.
Both times, the organization lost a small number of people killed, but many more were more or less injured. However, the biggest impact is likely to be that from now on, Hezbollah members will probably fear handling any kind of electronic devices - and this will certainly weaken their ability to plan and especially carry out their operations against Israel.
It remains to be seen how Israel will take advantage of the advantage it has gained. Will it launch a military attack on southern Lebanon - as they seem to plan - or do they have some other operation in mind? In my view, it is clear that Israel’s ultimate goal - assuming it is behind the explosions - is to calm northern Israel from Hezbollah’s rocket attacks.
Previous thoughts on the same topic:
What Does the Failure of Hezbollah's Attack Tell Us?
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The first casualty of war is the truth - but whose truth?
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