The extent of the destruction in the southern suburbs: unprecedented. (Credit: Mohammad Yassine/OLJ)
Following the wave of crushing blows Hezbollah was inflicted in the past few weeks, the party seems weakened. In addition to their impact on its arsenal — which is difficult to verify — and the elimination of its high command, including its Secretary General, Hassan Nasrallah, the morale of its supporters seems at an all-time low.Is the situation non-reversible? Not necessarily, said several observers, even if Hezbollah no longer has many leverages to boost the morale of the popular base and fighters. On the military front, the fact that fighting is raging at the border and that the Israeli army admitted that it lost a dozen soldiers is helping to boost the morale a little. However, the Israeli media reported several hundred dead within Hezbollah’s ranks, and it remains unclear whether a major offensive is in the offing. Read more...
Following the wave of crushing blows Hezbollah was inflicted in the past few weeks, the party seems weakened. In addition to their impact on its arsenal — which is difficult to verify — and the elimination of its high command, including its Secretary General, Hassan Nasrallah, the morale of its supporters seems at an all-time low.Is the situation non-reversible? Not necessarily, said several observers, even if Hezbollah no longer has many leverages to boost the morale of the popular base and fighters. On the military front, the fact that fighting is raging at the border and that the Israeli army admitted that it lost a dozen soldiers is helping to boost the morale a little. However, the Israeli media reported several hundred dead within Hezbollah’s ranks, and it remains unclear whether a major offensive is in the offing. ...