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Source: https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-821790
Experts View Impact of Heavy Losses on Hizbullah
(Media Line-Jerusalem Post) Veronica Neifakh - Gen. (ret.) Israel Ziv, former head of IDF Operations, said Hizbullah is currently reassessing its strategy after heavy losses. "First, they're trying to realize their real situation - how much they've lost, not just in terms of people, but assets as well." Hizbullah is grappling with the unexpected cost of its attacks on Israel. "It's far more than they anticipated." Iran doesn't appear likely to get more directly involved in the conflict, which "is a huge disappointment" for Hizbullah. "The initiative is in Israel's hands now. We've taken it from Hizbullah." Prof. Uzi Rabi, director of the Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies at Tel Aviv University, said, "There are about half a million displaced [Lebanese civilians], mostly Shiites, and they're struggling to find housing....If Israel can escalate the friction between Hizbullah and the Lebanese people, it could further weaken the group." Rabi added, "Israel shouldn't rush to a ceasefire without learning the bitter lessons of Oct. 7 and the last 18 years in the north.....Israel needs to achieve more military success to strengthen its position at the negotiating table. Displaced people from northern Israel would not feel secure unless Israel establishes a security zone in southern Lebanon to prevent future attacks."