Since Hezbollah launched its "supportive" war against Israel, it has become clear just how deeply Tel Aviv has penetrated its security, intelligence and military operations. Last week, Israel carried out three major security operations over three consecutive days, showing just how deeply Hezbollah has been infiltrated and compromised. The group that nearly incited a civil war in Lebanon on 7 May 2008 by invading Beirut and Mount Lebanon and killing innocents to protect its communications network—refusing to place it under the control of the Lebanese government—has now had its communications compromised by Israel.
Over the course of two consecutive days, Israel detonated electronic devices that Hezbollah had illegally smuggled into Lebanon, killing dozens and wounding thousands of its members. On the third day, Israel targeted a meeting of its commanders of the Radwan Division in the southern suburbs of Beirut.
Israel had precise knowledge of the time and location of the meeting and was undeterred by the presence of civilians above ground while the meeting occurred underground. The strike killed everyone attending the meeting, as well as civilians and children.
Obvious defeat
The defeat could be heard in Nasrallah's voice and seen on his face while he addressed the nation. The hubris with which Hezbollah operated over the years in its battles against Lebanese, Syrians, Iraqis, Yemenis and other Arab nations seems to be coming back to haunt them. The group that viewed itself as above the state and the law is now at its most vulnerable.
