(Wall Street Journal) Editorial - After Israel pulled off a covert operation against Hizbullah that ranks with the Trojan horse, the terrorist group's apologists are crying foul. Israel simply isn't allowed to fight back. Israel didn't tamper with civilian objects like smartphones. It sabotaged Hizbullah's secure military communications. While UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday said he was "deeply alarmed" by the operation, his "alarm" is highly selective; Hizbullah's takeover of southern Lebanon and daily attacks on Israel didn't trigger it. But Hizbullah can't be allowed to preserve its status quo of attacks that make Israel's north a no-man's-land.
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