Cross-border attacks between Iranian-backed Hezbollah – along with its allied Palestinian factions in southern Lebanon – and the Israeli army have escalated in recent days, and the question about what Hezbollah will do next hangs over Lebanon.
Residents are leaving border villages, and countries are warning against travel to Lebanon, with some telling their citizens to leave. So far, however, the violence has been contained.
Hezbollah – which fought a devastating month-long war against Israel in 2006 – has a vast arsenal of weapons, including guided missiles that can strike deep into Israeli territory, as well as tens of thousands of well-trained, battle-hardened fighters.
The group’s secretive nature means it is difficult to know what preparations it could be making. Its leader, Hassan Nasrallah, has remained silent since the Israel-Hamas war broke out.
Hezbollah, like Hamas, is considered a terrorist organization by countries including the UK and the US.
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