Long-understood rules governing balance of deterrence between militant group and Israel have been blown awayHassan Nasrallah: the man who has led Hezbollah to the brink of war with IsraelIsrael’s apparent attempt to assassinate Hezbollah’s leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah in a massive strike on an underground headquarters in Beirut’s southern suburbs marks the most alarming escalation in almost a year of war between the Shia militant organisation as Israel.Immediately after a highly bellicose speech by Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the UN general assembly – where he appeared to directly threaten Iran as well as promise to continue “degrading” Hezbollah – the first reports of a massive strike began to emerge. Continue reading...
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