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Source: http://www.biu.ac.il/SOC/besa/docs/perspectives185.pdf
Would Hizbullah and Hamas Join Iran in a War Against Israel?
(BESA Center for Strategic Studies-Bar-Ilan University) Ehud Eilam - There is a prevalent view that in the event of an Israeli strike on Iran, Tehran's proxies in Lebanon and Gaza - Hizbullah and Hamas - would join in retaliation against Israel. A more likely scenario is that those groups' participation will be limited at best. Hizbullah must consider its crumbling support from the weakened Assad regime, as well as popular opposition within Lebanon to its role in a military conflict with Israel. Hamas' recent feud with Iran over the group's lack of support for the Assad regime could render it reluctant to assist in the fight against Israel.