[Ynet News] Roee Nahmias - "Hizballah has become weak on a few important parameters," says Dr. Reuven Erlich, head of the Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center and an expert on Lebanon. "First, the stronghold it built in the past six years, which became one of its symbols of power, has been harshly beaten. There may be some resistance, but it is clear that what it built will not return to the previous format." "Second, the 'security quadrangle' in Beirut's Dahiya, where all the main headquarters were concentrated and which the Lebanese government did not have access to, has been largely destroyed." "Third, the missile arsenal has been greatly damaged, even if it has not been completely destroyed. In addition, the organization has hundreds of casualties among its core group of its best fighters." "The refugees who will return to the south will also see massive wreckage and will ask tough questions." However, it is clear that Hassan Nasrallah does not plan to surrender, and he will do all he can, with the help of his operators in Tehran, to quickly rehabilitate Hizballah.
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