Hezbollah missile capabilities on par with EU states: Israeli media
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Israeli media admit that Hezbollah's missile capabilities are on par with those of entire European nations due to the Lebanese Resistance's vast arsenal.
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Fighters from Hezbollah carry out a training exercise in Aaramta village in Jezzine, southern Lebanon, May 21, 2023 (AP)
Hezbollah's missile capability is equivalent to the combined strength of entire European countries, Israeli media reported on Monday.
"Some say this is the most significant firepower in the world; it is the most powerful military organization globally, with a missile force of 160,000-200,000 missiles," Israeli media said.
Israeli officials are closely monitoring Hezbollah's statements "with caution and concern," with an Israeli Channel 12 correspondent stressing, "We must listen to what they say."
Channel 12 expressed Israeli concerns about the nature of Hezbollah's response, stating, "If Hezbollah does not respond to Israel now, what about our future with an unmatched missile force in the world?"
A few days ago, Israeli Security Minister Yoav Gallant said the Israeli occupation has no interest in waging war on the northern front, namely Lebanon.
No interest in waging war
The Islamic Resistance in Lebanon has been confronting the Israeli occupation forces on the northern borders of occupied Palestine over the past week in tandem with the Palestinian Resistance confronting the Israeli occupation in the Gaza Envelope, which is raising concerns within the Israeli establishment that the aggression on Gaza could turn into an all-out regional war.
"We have no interest in a war in the north. We don't want to escalate the situation," Security Minister Yoav Gallant told reporters.
"If Hezbollah chooses the path of war, it will pay a very heavy price. Very heavy. But if it restrains itself, we will respect that and keep the situation as it is," Gallant said, noting that there had been exchanges of fire across the Palestinian-Lebanese border area.
Moreover, the spokesperson for the Israeli occupation forces revealed that "Israel" is preparing for a potential multi-front war as tensions continue to mount along the separation wall in Gaza and the border with Lebanon.
"We have recruited some 300,000 reservists in order to be prepared for any eventuality. Those reservists are both for the southern front, on the border with Gaza, so they're in staging grounds preparing for a potential ground invasion if the government instructs us to do so," IOF spokesperson Peter Lerner told ABC News.
Islamic Resistance strikes Israeli pride
Just today, Hezbollah carried out two operations. In the first, surveillance cameras were targeted at al-Jardah site in the town of al-Dhayrah and the Dhahr al-Jamal site opposite the town of Ramiya in South Lebanon, the Resistance's military media reported on Monday.
The attack comes in light of mounting tensions in the Palestinian-Lebanese border area.
Soon thereafter, Al Mayadeen's correspondent reported that sounds of explosions were heard in the vicinity of the town of al-Dhayrah in South Lebanon and the settlements facing it.
"Israel" bombed the Lebanese town of al-Dhayrah, near the border with occupied Palestine, our correspondent said.
In retaliation, the Islamic Resistance in Lebanon - Hezbollah, announced that freedom fighters targeted the sites of "Misgav Am", Khirbat al-Manara, "Hormon", Birket Risha, and Ramiya.
"Our freedom fighters used appropriate weapons," the Resistance said, underlining that they could confirm the Israeli occupation's sites received direct hits and were damaged in the retaliatory strike.
Read more: Hezbollah intensifies operations, targets Israeli Merkava tank
Minutes later, Al Mayadeen's correspondent reported that a Lebanese army site in al-Dhayrah was targeted by the Israeli occupation, with more strikes targeting the outskirts of Rmeich, southern Lebanon.
Hezbollah later issued another statement, saying al-Dhayrah military site came under attack once again.
"Shortly before 6:00 pm today, Monday, a group from the Islamic Resistance, named after martyr Ali Kamel Mohsen, attacked the Israeli site of al-Dhahyrah and targeted a Merkava tank with guided missiles, achieving a direct hit," the statement read.
The border tensions have inflicted several casualties on the Israeli occupation.
Read more: Hezbollah shells Israeli posts, vows retaliation for killed reporter
The retaliatory strikes from southern Lebanon are striking the Israeli occupation deeply, with Israeli media describing the situation on the northern front as a real war of attrition against "Israel" and the Israeli occupation forces.
What is happening in the North is "simply a war of attrition on the Lebanese border," a Channel 12 correspondent said about the escalation and the increased tensions witnessed at the border two days after three Israeli soldiers, including a colonel, were killed during confrontations with freedom fighters and after Hezbollah fired rockets at the IOF.
The spokesperson for the Israeli occupation forces said Thursday that "the Northern Command is at peak alertness. We are currently examining warnings; we are in a state of extreme readiness and high alert in the north."
The former head of the Israeli occupation's Military Intelligence Division (Aman), Tamir Hayman, reported in an interview for Channel 12 that "the danger of deterioration in the North is very clear."
"We expect to see more of these incidents because it aligns with Hezbollah's interest," he said. "Creating tensions on the northern borders aims to exhaust Israel and divert its attention from the south."
He also emphasized that the real problem in any potential war is not the strength of the Rodwan force on the fence but rather the "quantity of firepower that Hezbollah possesses and the damage it can inflict on the home front."
Hayman warned that "the home front is already tense and does not need the burden of another one."
