Prof. Kobi Michael: Hezbollah and Hamas operate with a similar strategy based on the principle of embedding themselves deeply within civilian society, exploiting civilian facilities for terror purposes, and ultimately using civilians as human shields. This is in direct contrast to the IDF’s efforts to avoid harming the civilian population and its calls for everyone to evacuate the combat zones to ensure their safety. The IDF is focusing on two main objectives: first, to clear southern Lebanon, up to the Litani River, of all the terrorist nests that Hezbollah has prepared and planned for operations against northern Israel; and second, to address Hezbollah’s strategic arsenal, particularly its short- and long-range missiles.

The interview took place on the Sun on October 24, 2024.