Hezbollah v. Israel Part 2
Earlier today two Katyusha rockets hit northern Israel from Lebanon. No one was injured, one rocket hit a factory and the other hit a car. This is the first rocket attack on Israel since last year’s bloody conflict between Hezbollah and Israel. The Lebanese government is now busy fighting Fatah al-Islam in northern Lebanon, so their ability to crack down on Hezbollah is significantly impaired. Although, since they couldn’t stop the conflict last summer there is little reason to think they could restrict the terrorist group’s actions in any circumstance. Nobody in Israel wants another war with Hezbollah. Last summer over 40 thousand rockets were fired into Israel, over 150 Israelis were killed and thousands injured. Many in Israel believe that excessive force was used and that the war was not conducted well. Israel, however, has a strong tradition of offensive deterrence and it is unlikely that they will do nothing.
