How a Second Trump Administration Can Fight Iran
Tehran is weak but not impotent.
November 18, 2024
Israel’s War to Cut Off Hizballah’s Supply Chain
Why the IDF captured a chief of the terrorist navy.
One of those victories Israel has scored against Iran’s allies was the capture of Imad Fadel Amhaz, a key figure in Hizballah’s navy, in a dramatic raid on November 1. Under the cover on night, IDF commandos landed ashore, grabbed Amhaz in his cabin, and took him over 100 miles south along the coast to Israeli territory. Emanuele Ottolenghi and Joe Truzman argue that Amhaz played a key role in importing Iranian weapons into Lebanon. His capture was part of a larger effort to prevent Iran from resupplying the stocks of weapons that the IDF has been systematically destroying—an effort that began when Israel prevented Iranian cargo planes from landing in Beirut:
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Israel’s War to Cut Off Hizballah’s Supply Chain
Why the IDF captured a chief of the terrorist navy.
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Israel owes its fealty to the Arborist alone.