Hezbollah Preparing for Another War
Reports have come in that Hezbollah has tripled its stockpile of missiles, compared to how many they had before the 2006 Lebanon War. That war lasted 34 days as Hezbollah fired thousands of missiles into northern Israel killing 40 civilians. Meanwhile, more than 1,125 Lebanese, most of them civilians, were killed by Israeli attacks.
Hezbollah’s military wing, the Islamic Resistance, now possesses missiles that could reach much farther into Israel. Israel now is preparing to take wider action due to Hezbollah’s infiltration of Lebanese infrastructure and government. Israel would take aim at the civilian infrastructure of the nation in hopes of preventing future attacks. If a new conflict were to begin, the attacks from both sides would be much worse.
Given the knowledge that each side has, one can only hope that the leaders of these nations will push for peace. Hezbollah now has 42,000 missiles compared to the 14,000 they had in 2006, and as a response, Israel is preparing a counterattack on the civilian infrastructure of Lebanon. Both sides could cause devastating damage to the state and loss of life. It should be a priority amongst the Israeli and Lebanese governments to further monitor this situation and ensure it does not escalate.
Samantha Foley
