"The ongoing United States-Israel attack on Iran, triggered by the assassination of Iran's supreme leader last Saturday, has rekindled military and political action between Lebanon and Israel, as Hezbollah again takes centre stage while facing the most existential crisis in its history. Every aspect of Hezbollah's political position in Lebanon, its military capabilities, and its war plans against Israel is now under intense scrutiny from regional and domestic actors."
"The Lebanon-Israel front had been relatively quiet since the last Hezbollah-Israel ceasefire was agreed in November 2024 quiet meaning that while Hezbollah and the Lebanese government routinely discussed whether and how to implement the government's plan to disarm it, Israel violated the ceasefire daily, bombing numerous targets and killing dozens of people, and occupied more pieces of Lebanese land."
"Israel also called up more than 100,000 reserves to participate in a planned military action in Lebanon to silence Hezbollah's weapons. The Lebanese government, unusually, decisively announced on Monday the immediate ban of all Hezbollah security and military activities, which would now be considered illegal, and demanded the party surrender its weapons."
The assassination of Iran's supreme leader triggered renewed US-Israel military action, reigniting the Lebanon-Israel conflict after relative quiet since November 2024. Hezbollah launched a symbolic rocket and drone attack on northern Israel, prompting Israeli retaliation that killed at least 35 Lebanese and displaced tens of thousands from 55 southern villages. Israel mobilized over 100,000 reserves for planned military action against Hezbollah. The Lebanese government unusually took decisive action, banning all Hezbollah security and military activities and demanding weapon surrender. This escalation raises critical questions about Hezbollah's current military capabilities following severe 2024 attacks and its willingness to sustain prolonged conflict with Israel.
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