Will Hezbollah continue to avoid responding to Israel's attacks on Lebanon?

"Hezbollah has not been in a position to respond after being weakened during the 2024 war, in which most of its military leadership was killed, including longtime Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah, analysts say. But the group hasn't ruled out a response especially as Hezbollah is increasingly under pressure to disarm. No one can predict when Hezbollah will respond, Qassem Kassir, a journalist close to Hezbollah, told Al Jazeera."

"When the ceasefire was announced between Hezbollah and Israel on November 27, 2024, the Lebanese group was badly weakened militarily and politically. The fall of its ally in Syria, the al-Assad regime, less than two weeks later, cut off a crucial land supply route used to transport financing and weapons from Iran. The ceasefire stipulated that both Hezbollah and Israel would cease their attacks, Hezbollah would pull back its forces from south of the Litani River that runs across south Lebanon,"

Hezbollah has launched only one attack in the 14 months since the ceasefire with Israel despite more than 11,000 reported Israeli violations. Israeli strikes continue to devastate southern Lebanon and the Bekaa Valley, leaving about 64,000 displaced and impeding reconstruction by repeatedly targeting equipment. The 2024 war killed much of Hezbollah's military leadership and the fall of the Assad regime severed a key land supply route from Iran, weakening Hezbollah's logistics. The ceasefire required mutual cessation and Hezbollah pullback south of the Litani, but Israeli attacks and occupation of points in southern Lebanon persist. Uncertainty remains over if and when Hezbollah will respond amid pressure to disarm and unresolved issues such as Lebanese prisoners in Israeli jails.

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