The Lebanese Iranian proxy Hezbollah is once again stirring up tensions with Israel but is stopping short of triggering a wide-scale military confrontation with the Israeli military.
Some think this has something to do with the Corona crisis that has hit Iran very hard and is currently also the only subject that interests the average Israeli citizen.
However, as we will see, Iran has not stopped its aggressive drive to create a Shiite Crescent in the Levant, covering area stretching from northern Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, and parts of Israel. It also continues to provoke the US Navy in the Persian Gulf.
Just a few days after Hezbollah’s Deputy Secretary-General Sheikh Na’im Qassem said his organization is fully prepared for a new war with Israel, a couple of incidents occurred that indicated the sides are not actually interested in a full-blown confrontation.
This, despite Qassem’s declaration that Hezbollah has prepared itself for any confrontation with Israel, including a total war.
The current flare-up in the area of the Israeli Lebanese border actually started on March 26 when the Israeli military shot down a drone that entered Israel from Lebanon.
Hezbollah didn’t react to the downing of the drone but continued its belligerent activities in both Lebanon and Syria where the terror organization is doing Iran’s bidding by building up forces on the Syrian side of the Golan Heights.
In this respect, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) apparently wanted to convey a message to Hezbollah and Iran.
On April 10th, the IDF released footage of a meeting between a Syrian top commander and Hezbollah operative Hajj Hashem who is responsible for the build-up of troops on the Syrian Golan Heights. READ MORE
