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Source: https://www.csis.org/analysis/coming-conflict-hezbollah
The Coming Conflict with Hizbullah
(Center for Strategic & International Studies) Seth G. Jones, et al. - The Hizbullah that Israel would face if violence were to escalate to major ground operations is more capable than in 2006. Hizbullah is larger, better armed, and more experienced, thanks in part to its experience fighting in Syria. It is designed to fight a campaign aimed at killing Israeli soldiers and civilians at a steady rate through rockets, long-range missiles, anti-tank guided missiles, and drone attacks. It may also have some ability to conduct combined arms offensives against Israeli troops and limit Israeli air dominance. Even so, it remains technologically outmatched by the IDF, which has long prepared for a rematch of the 2006 war, has been engaged in a war with Hamas since October 2023, and will be able to bring much greater firepower to bear from its land- and air-based platforms. Seth G. Jones is senior vice president and director of the International Security Program at CSIS.