Israel Weighs Possible War Against Hezbollah

The Israeli government is reportedly weighing whether or not to wage war against the Hezbollah terrorist organization that controls much of nearby Lebanon. The news came as Hezbollah launched a series of rockets into northern Israel, sparking a considerable wildfire.

Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi said that his country was nearing a “decision” of whether or not it would go to war with Hezbollah.

The chief of the general staff held a series of meetings this week, including with emergency services personnel.

The strike sparking the fire was one of a series launched by Hezbollah against northern Israel since late last year.

The rocket attack led to a significant wildfire in the northern part of Israel earlier this week.

A number of homes were evacuated as a result of the fire while six people were injured while fighting the flames.

Hezbollah also reportedly shot down an Israeli drone in the last week.

Hezbollah and Israel have been engaged in a low-level conflict since the start of the current conflict. While Hezbollah supported the Oct. 7 terror attack in Israel that killed about 1,200 people, it did not take part in it.

However, Hezbollah has launched numerous missiles and rockets into Israeli territory. This includes during the Iranian attack on Israel earlier this year.

The two sides fought a war in the summer of 2006 that saw a United Nations-brokered ceasefire. In the meantime, Hezbollah has been arming itself with thousands of rockets, many of which were provided by Iran.

The terrorist organization has gone back and forth regarding whether or not it will join in a formal war against Israel. Israel has struck and killed a number of Hezbollah operatives, including a number of its leaders.

Separately, Israel reportedly struck and killed a member of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) in nearby Syria.

A Senior Officer and Advisor with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) of Iran, Saeed Abyar is reported to have been Killed in last night’s Airstrike by the Israeli Air Force on a Compound near the City of Aleppo in Northwestern Syria. pic.twitter.com/1OyU6gZp8e

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It was an earlier strike by Israel killing other IRGC leaders that sparked the dueling airstrikes between Israel and Iran.