On how Israel developed its intelligence on Hezbollah. The Israelis built a visual map of Lebanon that could detect the slightest changes in infrastructure. Electronic surveillance reached into every part of their lives. "Once a Hizbollah operative is identified, his daily patterns of... See more

Instead, the IDF sought to weaken Hezbollah, attacking both Hezbollah military targets as well as Lebanese civilian infrastructure, including Beirut’s Rafic Hariri International Airport. But Hezbollah fought back for several intense weeks during what became known as the Second Lebanon War and held a seemingly much more powerful IDF at bay. It was

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Tragically, four children are reported to have been killed. However, compared to almost any other military operation, this act of mass sabotage appears to have produced very few unintended deaths. It is an example of exactly the sort of calibrated violence that Israel’s critics claim to support. And it has delivered a profound psychological blow to

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