With Hezbollah severely compromised, Iran will lean on its other proxies to confront Israel.

Sirens sounded in northern Israel as Hezbollah launched rockets and drones from Lebanon; the IDF responded by striking Hezbollah targets.

In 1981, Israel destroyed Iraq’s nuclear reactor, leading Iran, Hamas, and Hezbollah to build underground facilities, countered by bunker-busting bombs like the GBU-28.

Hezbollah said in a statement that it would continue its battle against Israel "in support of Gaza and Palestine, and in defense of Lebanon and its steadfast and honorable people."

Safieddine is a cousin of Nasrallah and, like him, a cleric who wears a black turban denoting descent from Islam's Prophet Mohammed.

"The operation was long-planned and reflects extraordinary collaboration with military intelligence and the Air Force,” Brig.-Gen. Levine stated.

Once a restrained adversary, Hezbollah’s Hassan Nasrallah became a target in 2024 as shifting actions prompted Israel to end his long-standing deterrence.

Following Nasrallah’s assassination, Hezbollah’s covert Unit 910 threatens swift global retaliation against Israeli and Jewish targets, warn security experts.