After the US and Israel began their war with Iran on Feb. 28, the Iran-backed Lebanese militia Hezbollah was quick to join the fray, firing rockets and drones into Israel. Officials there saw in the crisis sweeping the region a chance to finally drive Hezbollah, already weakened by a series of setbacks, away from Israel’s northern border.
After the US and Israel began their war with Iran on Feb. 28, the Iran-backed Lebanese militia Hezbollah was quick to join the fray, firing rockets and drones into Israel. Officials there saw in the crisis sweeping the region a chance to finally drive Hezbollah, already weakened by a series of setbacks, away from Israel’s northern border.
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When the Lebanese militia Hezbollah entered the US-Israeli war against Iran by firing rockets and drones into Israel the day after the conflict began on Feb. 28, officials there saw in the crisis sweeping the region a chance to finally drive the militia, already weakened by a series of setbacks, away from Israel’s northern border. They’ve been loath to give it up.
When the Lebanese militia Hezbollah entered the US-Israeli war against Iran by firing rockets and drones into Israel the day after the conflict began on Feb. 28, officials there saw in the crisis sweeping the region a chance to finally drive the militia, already weakened by a series of setbacks, away from Israel’s northern border. They’ve been loath to give it up.
