Hezbollah’s escalation strategy: Threats without full-scale war
Hezbollah's recent threats against Israel are part of a strategic approach to escalate tensions without triggering a full-scale war by keeping Israel on high alert and expanding its attacks.
Members of Hezbollah stand in front of an image of Fuad Shukr, a senior Hezbollah commander who was killed by an Israeli strike on Tuesday, during his funeral in Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon August 1, 2024.(photo credit: REUTERS/ALKIS KONSTANTINIDIS)BySETH J. FRANTZMAN