The use of surface-to-air missiles or SAMs to target Israeli drones is not new.
Hezbollah, which is backed by Iran, has said it has downed or seized control of several Israeli drones in the months since October 7.
Foreign ministers and top envoys from various Western countries have visited Lebanon in recent weeks to urge a diplomatic resolution to the fighting in the south.
Nasrallah and Hezbollah believe that their “resistance” is more “determined” than in the past.
It was unclear if Jawad, a reportedly significant figure within Hezbollah, had been killed as part of ongoing exchanges of fire between the IDF and Hezbollah or whether he was specifically targeted.
After years of hearing about the tunnel threat in the North and South, now the residents of the Seam Line fear the threat has expanded to the eastern front.
The Hezbollah leader addressed Israelis evacuated from northern Israel, saying that if they want to return home they should demand the war in Gaza end.
The strike, part of a flare-up of border area hostilities between Israeli and Hezbollah forces, hit a home in south Lebanon, where Hezbollah enjoys widespread support.
If Hamas were about to be destroyed, Nasrallah might feel that Hezbollah could be the next target, and move to launch a full-scale pre-emptive attack on Israel.
What is new from the last few days is that the IDF is starting to be more aggressive in the hope of intimidating Hezbollah into a deal without the need for a larger war.
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