Northern Arena

It is hard to think of a United Nations agency with a more glaring failure in its core mission than the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon, more commonly known as UNIFIL — …

The State of Israel cannot afford to revert to an approach of containment, nor to miss the strategic opportunity to inflict significant damage on Iran and all elements of the …

All necessary principles and doctrines were met.

Nasrallah’s infamous speech following the IDF’s withdrawal from Lebanon in 2000, once thought prophetic, crumbles in the face of Israeli resolve.

It is hard to imagine a more surgically precise procedure than the destruction of personal devices that were (literally) held by terrorists.

For years, Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah repeatedly claimed that “Israel is weaker than a spider’s web.” This message was woven throughout his speeches and echoed in Hamas propaganda. The entire …

This week, in a scene one would expect from a Hollywood thriller, thousands of pagers and walkie talkies exploded across Lebanon and the Middle East, killing, maiming, or severely injuring …

Once the full extent of the damage suffered by Hezbollah becomes clear in the near future, the group’s leadership will need to recalculate its approach to the war. The primary factor influencing the organization’s conduct will likely be the number of casualties, both among Hezbollah operatives and civilians.

The recent elimination in Beirut marks a new phase in the conflict between Israel and the terrorist organization. Israel must fully utilize its intelligence tools to anticipate future responses. If an all-out war breaks out, Israel would be better off initiating a preemptive strike.

Alongside targeting senior Hezbollah figures and infrastructures, Israel should wisely exploit Nasrallah’s Shiite community vulnerabilities.