No respite for Hezbollah as Israel’s momentum grows, but next step is debatable

An undated handout photo released by the Hezbollah military media press office on September 21, 2024, shows Hezbollah top commander Ibrahim Aqil, who was killed on September 20 in an Israeli strike on Beirut's southern suburbs. Aqil headed Hezbollah's elite Radwan unit and had been on a US sanctions list for nearly a decade. (Photo by HEZBOLLAH MILITARY MEDIA OFFICE / AFP) / === RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / HEZBOLLAH MILIRARY MEDIA PRESS OFFICE " - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS ===

Hezbollah top commander Ibrahim Aqil was killed in an Israeli strike on Beirut's southern suburbs on Sept 20.

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Jonathan Eyal

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LONDON – Israel is giving no respite to the Hezbollah militia organisation based in Lebanon, now viewed by Israeli leaders as the Jewish state’s most immediate threat.

After apparently engineering

a set of coordinated explosions

of Hezbollah’s communication devices – an operation which killed dozens and wounded over 3,000 mostly Hezbollah fighters – a strike by Israeli military jets on Sept 20 added further pressure on the organisation by killing two of its top commanders.

No respite for Hezbollah as Israel’s momentum grows, but next step is debatable

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