Israel Cannot defeat Hezbollah: Israeli expert

Israel cannot defeat Hezbollah in a direct engagement and the Lebanese guerrilla group would inflict heavy damage on the Israeli home front if war broke out, a former Israeli national security adviser said Thursday.

Though outnumbered and outgunned, Hezbollah held off Israel’s advanced armed forces in a 2006 war and fired more than 4,000 rockets into Israeli territory. The group has a domestic political base and has since bolstered an arsenal that Israel describes as a strategic threat.

Tensions between Israel and Hezbollah’s Iranian and Syrian backers have stoked expectations of renewed violence in Lebanon.

“Israel does not know how to beat Hezbollah,” said Giora Eiland, an army ex-general who served as national security adviser to former prime ministers Ariel Sharon and Ehud Olmert.

“Therefore a war waged only as Israel-versus-Hezbollah might yield better damage on Hezbollah, but Hezbollah would inflict far worse damage on the Israeli homefront than it did 4-1/2 years ago,” he told Israel Radio.

Echoing serving Israeli officials, Eiland said:

“Our only way of preventing the next war, and of winning if it happens anyway, is for it to be clear to everyone ... that another war between us and Hezbollah will be a war between Israel and the state of Lebanon and will wreak destruction on the state of Lebanon.

“And as no one -- including Hezbollah, the Syrians or the Iranians -- is interested in this, this is the best way of creating effective deterrence.”

Except for a deadly August skirmish between Israeli forces and the regular Lebanese army, the border has been mostly quiet.

But Israelis have been watching for signs that Hezbollah, should it be named in an impending U.N. indictment over the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri, will push back by consolidating power in Beirut.

Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak has argued that Hezbollah’s role in governing Lebanon would make the country fair game in any future war involving the Shiite militia.

Eiland said such a scenario would have “the entire world crying out for a ceasefire within two days,” which would be more in the Israeli interest “than having to deal directly with every one of (Hezbollah’s estimated) 40,000 rockets.”

Source https://www.reuters.com/article/us-israel-lebanon-idUSTRE6BF20L20101216

Hezbollah better ignore this info, it's a trap. UK and US have already sent troops to Israel in their current war against Hamas of which key Hamas leaders are already dead. Hezbollah should better laugh at this and pretend nobody said it.

Israel Not Ready to Face Hezbollah Fighters

"Compared to 2006, Hezbollah's strength is now many times greater," said the Israeli military analyst, adding that not only has the membership of Hezbollah increased, but it also includes the sophistication of the weapons in their possession.

Source https://www.tasnimnews.com/en/news/2023/05/28/2902555/israel-too-weak-to-be-able-to-cope-with-hezbollah-analyst

Over hyping dey kill Rat oh🫣🫣🤏

Hmmn! When e start, we gather dey here dey observe.

mejai:
Hmmn! When e start, we gather dey here dey observe.

No loud am ah beg...!! same people wey dey jubilate on Saturday don dey shout genocide now. .one here can't even say anything again other than "furrck israel" in every thread he find himself...!!!

So you mean from 2006 to this time,Israel has not increased or improved themselves .
Make una dey deceive unaself.
It is said that whom the gods wants to kill,they first make him mad.

Destroy Islam.

Because that is what many terrorist use , Osama bin laden used Islam doctrines to Brain wash more people in the name of Allah .

His seed past down to ISIS, Hamas, Hezbollah, Boko Haram iswap etc all funded by the united state the parent father who started operation cyclone

Another trap to swell their ego. Den go soon enter trap like animal abi haman

I pity who will believe this.

Later them go begin shout justice for hezbollah...putin come and save us ......na so hamas take overate themselves, but if e sure for them make dem attack

I accept this prediction. Is real can't go into places and win cheaply if not for God. Warfare has changed drastically and still changing. Russia Ukraine confirmed that.

It's the gun in the first photo for me. Darn!

Hezbollah are more powerful than Hamas. With the backing of Iran and Syrian Assad regime, I doubt if Israel will triumph easily over those diehard Hezbollah militias without the help of her allies. There will be massive collateral damage on the Israeli side, this is not 1960s when Israel won six wars. Even the Americans with the best sophisticated and advanced arsenals couldnt defeat a ragtag Taliban militia. I doubt if Israel and Lebanon will want this war because its gonna be brutal on both sides.

BoldBrainz:
It's the gun in the first photo for me. Darn!

Yeah, the 1st and 2nd pics are hand held anti drone guns. Hezbollah got most of their weapons from Iran, although they built few by themselves.

Stargangz:

Yeah, the 1st and 2nd pics are hand held anti drone guns. Hezbollah got most of their weapons from Iran, although they built few by themselves.

The kind of money world nations pour into weapons of mass destruction is mind-boggling.

Stargangz:
Hezbollah are more powerful than Hamas. With the backing of Iran and Syrian Assad regime, I doubt if Israel will triumph easily over those diehard Hezbollah militias without the help of her allies. There will be massive collateral damage on the Israeli side, this is not 1960s when Israel won six wars. Even the Americans with the best sophisticated and advanced arsenals couldnt defeat a ragtag Taliban militia. I doubt if Israel and Lebanon will want this war because its gonna be brutal on both sides.

I agree, Hezbollah is 20 times larger than Hamas, with a better-equipped army, and it is more experienced at fighting against Israel.
Hezbollah has up to 180,000 rockets and missiles, many of which are supplied through Syria by Iran

adebayo987:
Hezbollah better ignore this info, it's a trap. UK and US have already sent troops to Israel in their current war against Hamas of which key Hamas leaders are already dead. Hezbollah should better laugh at this and pretend nobody said it.

Lmao.
Them no dey tell person.

Israel bombed Syria and Lebanon, both didn't say a word. Someone is now trying to draw the legs of Hezbollah out with one mumu article.

The person who wrote this thing is similar to the people who told Hamas to attack Israel.

Horus:
Israel Cannot defeat Hezbollah: Israeli expert

Israel cannot defeat Hezbollah in a direct engagement and the Lebanese guerrilla group would inflict heavy damage on the Israeli home front if war broke out, a former Israeli national security adviser said Thursday.

Though outnumbered and outgunned, Hezbollah held off Israel’s advanced armed forces in a 2006 war and fired more than 4,000 rockets into Israeli territory. The group has a domestic political base and has since bolstered an arsenal that Israel describes as a strategic threat.

Tensions between Israel and Hezbollah’s Iranian and Syrian backers have stoked expectations of renewed violence in Lebanon.

“Israel does not know how to beat Hezbollah,” said Giora Eiland, an army ex-general who served as national security adviser to former prime ministers Ariel Sharon and Ehud Olmert.

“Therefore a war waged only as Israel-versus-Hezbollah might yield better damage on Hezbollah, but Hezbollah would inflict far worse damage on the Israeli homefront than it did 4-1/2 years ago,” he told Israel Radio.

Echoing serving Israeli officials, Eiland said:

“Our only way of preventing the next war, and of winning if it happens anyway, is for it to be clear to everyone ... that another war between us and Hezbollah will be a war between Israel and the state of Lebanon and will wreak destruction on the state of Lebanon.

“And as no one -- including Hezbollah, the Syrians or the Iranians -- is interested in this, this is the best way of creating effective deterrence.”

Except for a deadly August skirmish between Israeli forces and the regular Lebanese army, the border has been mostly quiet.

But Israelis have been watching for signs that Hezbollah, should it be named in an impending U.N. indictment over the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri, will push back by consolidating power in Beirut.

Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak has argued that Hezbollah’s role in governing Lebanon would make the country fair game in any future war involving the Shiite militia.

Eiland said such a scenario would have “the entire world crying out for a ceasefire within two days,” which would be more in the Israeli interest “than having to deal directly with every one of (Hezbollah’s estimated) 40,000 rockets.”

Source https://www.reuters.com/article/us-israel-lebanon-idUSTRE6BF20L20101216

these are toys

Stargangz:
Hezbollah are more powerful than Hamas. With the backing of Iran and Syrian Assad regime, I doubt if Israel will triumph easily over those diehard Hezbollah militias without the help of her allies. There will be massive collateral damage on the Israeli side, this is not 1960s when Israel won six wars. Even the Americans with the best sophisticated and advanced arsenals couldnt defeat a ragtag Taliban militia. I doubt if Israel and Lebanon will want this war because its gonna be brutal on both sides.

Hezbollah dat does not have power in d air and water. Tell me how many 5th generation fighter jet Hezbollah get. F-16, F-22 rapture, warships Hezbollah has. Doe he have modern tanks. These people can't go more than 24hrs fight with Isreal. Iran will just push these people to their death. Isreal already know d military strength of all these Arab terrorists. And non of them knows anything about Isreal currently. Isrealis military strengths are classified. Top secret.