IDF Prepares for Hezbollah Escalation If Iran Conflict Reignites
Translated & summarized from Hamal by baba
The IDF is preparing for a potential Hezbollah escalation in southern Lebanon, especially if conflict with Iran reignites. Daily IDF operations aim to disrupt Hezbollah's movement and infrastructure, while also targeting its weakened command structure. A key IDF assumption is that Hezbollah could escalate if Iran conflict resumes, prompting intensified efforts to degrade Hezbollah's capabilities along the border. The Lebanese army's limited action against Hezbollah has also drawn criticism.
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- IDF anticipates Hezbollah escalation in southern Lebanon if Iran conflict reignites.
- Daily IDF artillery and airstrikes target Hezbollah movement and infrastructure.
- Hezbollah's command structure significantly weakened by Israeli operations.
- IDF aims to disrupt Hezbollah's command, control, and logistical routes.
- IDF working assumption: Hezbollah may escalate if Iran conflict resumes.
- Lebanese army's actions against Hezbollah in southern Lebanon are deemed ineffective.
The Israeli military is bracing for a potential escalation by Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, particularly if conflict with Iran resumes. According to a security official, the IDF's daily artillery fire, airstrikes, and engineering operations aimed at destroying structures are designed to prevent Hezbollah from utilizing natural infiltration routes and establishing bases in hidden areas. These actions target villages such as Wadi al-Hajir, Wadi al-Saluki, and Wadi Zabkin to disrupt Hezbollah's movement and consolidation efforts.
The IDF's efforts also focus on disrupting Hezbollah's command and control capabilities, which have been significantly weakened by the elimination of senior commanders and experienced field operatives through Israeli operations. Military sources indicate that Hezbollah is continuously attempting to deploy operative cells in the region. The Northern Command and intelligence units are intensifying their focus on villages and towns deeper in southern Lebanon, including Al Khiyam and Mays al-Jabal, to strike logistical routes and hinder Hezbollah's attempts to re-establish positions and operate under civilian cover.
In parallel, the IDF is conducting engineering activities, including the use of bulldozers and explosives, to destroy terrorist infrastructure like tunnel shafts, weapons depots, and command centers. A working assumption within the IDF, according to sources close to the Northern Command, is that Hezbollah might escalate the situation in southern Lebanon if fighting with Iran restarts. Commander of the Northern Command emphasized the need to maximize daily efforts to push back the enemy, destroy infrastructure, and strengthen border security and intelligence gathering along the "blue line."
Furthermore, there is significant dissatisfaction within the IDF and the political echelon regarding the Lebanese army's actions against Hezbollah infrastructure and operatives in southern Lebanon, which have yielded no dramatic results to date. The Ministry of Defense and the Technology and Logistics Directorate are working to enhance defensive capabilities along the international border and in Lebanese territory, with special preparations for winter.
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