Prof. Kobi Michael: Hezbollah fighters no longer operate in direct proximity to Israeli troops, and areas under Israeli control no longer contain Shiite communities that previously provided operational access.
The fact that they are carefully monitored by the IDF they are not able to reach physically to the soldier. Any such operations, would more likely target Israelis or Jews abroad — though carrying them out today would be significantly more difficult.
Hezbollah’s return to its Iranian identity underscores a larger strategic reality: Lebanon’s Hezbollah problem cannot be separated from Iran itself.
Ultimately weakening Hezbollah means weakening Iran.
Published in Alhurra, May 14, 2026.
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