Bowen: Tactical triumph for Israel, but Hezbollah won't be deterred
Israel has scored a significant tactical triumph in this operation – the sort of spectacular coup you would read about in a thriller. Undoubtedly it’s a humiliation for Hezbollah, which will increase their insecurity and be bad for their morale. However there is a potentially serious strategic downside for Israel, because while this humiliates the powerful Lebanese militia and political movement, it doesn’t deter them. And it doesn’t get closer to Israel’s strategic aim of stopping Hezbollah’s attacks and allowing the more than 60,000 ...
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