Hezbollah's Three-Year War: Delay Saved Israel's North
Translated & summarized from JDN by baba
Three years ago, on October 8, 2023, Hezbollah announced its first attacks on IDF positions in the Mount Dov area, supporting Hamas. The organization claimed to have fired missiles and shells at three military posts. The article suggests that Hezbollah's delay in joining the war saved Israel's northern communities from a massacre and potentially worse consequences. Hezbollah has since lost its leader, Hassan Nasrallah, and thousands of operatives.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Hezbollah's first announcement of attacks on IDF positions occurred three years ago on October 8, 2023.
- The organization claimed to have fired missiles and shells at three military posts in the Mount Dov area.
- The article suggests Hezbollah's delay in joining the war saved Israel's northern communities from a massacre.
- Hezbollah has lost its leader, Hassan Nasrallah, and thousands of operatives since the war began.
- The extent of Hezbollah's preparations on Israel's border was revealed during the war.
Thursday marked three years since Hezbollah's first announcement of attacks on IDF positions, one day after Hamas's October 7th massacre. In a statement released on the morning of October 8, 2023, the organization declared it had fired artillery shells and guided missiles at three posts in the Mount Dov area, which it called "occupied Lebanese Shebaa Farms." Hezbollah claimed direct hits on the radar, Zvadin, and Revaisat al-Alam posts, framing the attack as part of its effort to "liberate the remaining occupied Lebanese land" and express solidarity with Palestinian terror groups.
This declaration, issued the day after the Hamas attack, documented Hezbollah's initiation of military activity against Israel in support of Hamas and other Gaza-based terror organizations. Today, three years later, Hezbollah has lost its leader Hassan Nasrallah, thousands of its operatives have been eliminated, and many more have been wounded and incapacitated. The article suggests it was a great miracle that the largest non-state military force did not join the Hamas assault in the initial hours.
Had Hezbollah attacked northern Israeli communities before large military forces could be deployed to block them, Israel would have suffered a terrible massacre in the north. The article posits that such a combined assault could have led to far more devastating consequences. As the IDF deepened its maneuver in southern Lebanon throughout the war, the extent of the munitions, equipment, and operatives that Hezbollah had prepared directly on Israel's border was revealed. The author concludes that this was a great miracle.
