Tel Aviv has shown reluctance to launch a war in Lebanon with the same force and urgency it used while invading the Palestinian enclave after October 7.
A view of smoke rising from a fire caused by Hezbollah's firing of more than 200 rockets into northern Israel. / Photo: AA
One of the most significant conflicts between Hezbollah and Israel was the 33-Day War of 2006, known as the ‘Second Lebanon War’.This extensive war – initiated by Tel Aviv in response to the kidnapping of two Israeli soldiers by Hezbollah – involved 40,000 Israeli troops, while the Israeli Air Force conducted an average of 270 combat flights
However, the secretary general of Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, claims that this figure is 100,000, while his deputy, Naim Qassem, cites the figure claims of The Aziz Brigade members are deployed in southeastern Lebanon up to the west of the Bekaa Valley, and the Haydar Brigade members are stationed in the central regions of the Beqaa, Baalbek, and Hermel. The Rizwan Brigade and the Abbas Brigade are the special operations units of Hezbollah, utilised for commando and
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