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Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/01/world/middleeast/israel-retaliate-iran-missile-attack.html
Damage to Hizbullah Has Stripped Tehran of Much of Its Deterrence
(New York Times) Aaron Boxerman - Israel has a freer hand to respond forcefully to Iran's missile barrage on Tuesday than it did in April, security analysts and former officials say, when its retaliation for the previous Iranian attack was a largely symbolic strike against an air-defense installation in Iran. Since then, Israel has weakened Hizbullah, stripping Iran of much of its deterrence against a wider Israeli attack, said Danny Citrinowicz, a retired Israeli intelligence officer who specialized in Iran.