(Washington Post) Liz Sly - The Israeli airstrike that killed Hizbullah leader Hassan Nasrallah also eviscerated decades of myths and assumptions about Hizbullah's military might, along with its stature as a regional powerhouse. In the space of 10 days, a militia that had boasted one of the Middle East's most formidable arsenals and broadest strategic reach has been brought to its knees by Israeli attacks against its communications network, its top commanders, and now its leader in the presumed safety of a bunker in Beirut. Hizbullah appears to have gravely overestimated its own strength and underestimated Israel's willingness to take it on, along with the extent to which Israeli intelligence had penetrated the organization. Hizbullah's rocket attacks are reaching deeper into Israel than previously, but they have been largely ineffectual. Most of the missiles have been intercepted by Israeli defenses, and although there has been damage to Israeli property, there have been few casualties.
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