Another air strike on the Lebanese capital Beirut, another high-ranking Hezbollah commander dead. On Tuesday, Suhail Hussein Husseini, a member of the Jihad Council and responsible for distributing arms supplies from Iran to the terrorist militia, was hit. With the pager attacks, the elimination of Hassan Nasrallah and the as yet unconfirmed killing of his designated successor, Israel has inflicted severe blows on the Shiite terrorist organization.
More soldiers
In addition to other important leadership cadres, around 250 officers – from platoon to battalion commanders – are said to have been killed. Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said Tuesday that Hezbollah was “battered and broken.” Nevertheless, Israeli soldiers are encountering fierce resistance during their ground operation in southern Lebanon. Hezbollah is likely to be strongly organized – and above all in cells that operate more or less independently of one another. At least until supplies of ammunition and weapons run out. And the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) is massively increasing the number of its soldiers: On Tuesday, the IDF sent a fourth division to southern Lebanon – meaning more than 20,000 soldiers could now be fighting on the ground against Hezbollah.