"This is not another Oct. 8, 2023. It's much worse." This statement from a Hezbollah insider seeks to justify Sunday’s launch of six missiles and eight drones from Lebanon toward northern Israel. Just hours earlier, immediately following the official announcement of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s death, Hezbollah had released a condolence statement that largely mirrored the formulaic messages it has issued in recent times.The group had even suggested holding a large solidarity gathering in front of the Iranian Embassy in Beirut on Monday. Even Hezbollah insiders questioned about the plan responded with a sense of resignation: what more could Hezbollah’s missiles accomplish beyond the strikes already carried out by the Iranians? These sources also emphasized that Hezbollah had no intention of giving Israel the pretext...
"This is not another Oct. 8, 2023. It's much worse." This statement from a Hezbollah insider seeks to justify Sunday’s launch of six missiles and eight drones from Lebanon toward northern Israel. Just hours earlier, immediately following the official announcement of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s death, Hezbollah had released a condolence statement that largely mirrored the formulaic messages it has issued in recent times.The group had even suggested holding a large solidarity gathering in front of the Iranian Embassy in Beirut on Monday. Even Hezbollah insiders questioned about the plan responded with a sense of resignation: what more could Hezbollah’s missiles accomplish beyond the strikes already carried out by the Iranians? These sources also emphasized that Hezbollah had no intention of giving Israel the...
