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August 14, 2024

Hizballah Is Probing Israel’s Weaknesses

Its steady trickle of attacks adds up to a strategy.

Yesterday morning, Israeli air defenses shot down two Hizballah drones heading into northern Israel. That evening, the Iran-backed terrorist group launched at least 25 rockets into the Galilee. It fired another larger-than-usual barrage on Sunday. The purpose of these near-daily attacks isn’t merely to terrorize the inhabitants of northern Israel, argues Eran Ortal. Rather, he writes, taken together they serve a strategic purpose:

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