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A Damaged and Degraded Hizbullah Wages Guerrilla Campaign Against Israel
(Wall Street Journal) Dov Lieber - Israeli officials say they have degraded Hizbullah's command structure, killed thousands of its fighters, and dismantled its infrastructure along the border. But Israeli soldiers on the ground say Hizbullah is still putting up a fight, leaning into guerrilla tactics to inflict losses on the Israelis and keep the war going. Since Israel began a ground operation against Hizbullah in Lebanon last month, 35 of its troops have been killed. Israel has limited most of its ground operations to about 3 miles into Lebanon, while Hizbullah sends around 100 rockets a day toward northern Israel. Organized in small self-governing units, Hizbullah fighters are lying in wait inside homes and tunnels. They stay hidden for days or even weeks before launching hit-and-run attacks on Israeli troops. "Hizbullah are much, much stronger, much more trained, and the geographical conditions are much harder than Gaza," said an Israeli reservist.