Sunday’s border clash between Israeli and Hezbollah forces appears to
have been a one-off affair, with Hezbollah officials saying that this
was the extent of their retaliation for last week’s Israeli drone
attacks.
That said, Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah warned that any future Israeli attacks would be met with bigger retaliation, and that Hezbollah was prepared to strike much deeper into Israel.
Though Israeli officials have not said that they intend to launch
further drone strikes in Lebanon, they have downplayed the Sunday clash
as having caused no casualties, and Israeli hawks likely don’t feel
particularly deterred.
On the other hand, Israeli drone attacks seem to be more centered on
Iraq than Lebanon in recent weeks, and the Netanyahu government may seek
to delay the confrontation with Lebanon for the sake of focusing on
Iraq.
Hezbollah Says Israel Clash Finished, Would Respond to New Attacks
Nasrallah says future attacks will be deeper into Israel
Jason Ditz is Senior Editor for Antiwar.com. He has 20 years of experience in foreign policy research and his work has appeared in The American Conservative, Responsible Statecraft, Forbes, Toronto Star, Minneapolis Star-Tribune, Providence Journal, Washington Times, and the Detroit Free Press.
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