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Hezbollah's Imad 4 underground missile facility addressed by Scott Ritter
In an interview for Al Mayadeen, Scott Ritter, former US Marine Corps intelligence officer, emphasized that the key takeaway from Hezbollah's Imad 4 video isn't just its ability to strike "Israel", but rather the significant challenge "Israel" would face in responding. In other words, Ritter stressed that "Israel lacks the capacity to neutralize, to nullify Hezbollah," stressing "that Hezbollah can absorb any Israeli strike," even if "Israel" escalates to a full-scale offensive against Lebanon. Ritter further explained that the video wasn't merely a showcase of the Lebanese Islamic Resistance's weaponry but a demonstration of the extensive infrastructure supporting these weapons, including underground tunnels and storage caverns. He stressed that "Israel" now knows how Hezbollah plans on using these weapons and "how futile it will be if Israel tries to interdict these weapons with a preemptive strike."