Israel: Hezbollah has moved from a semi-regular army-like fighting pattern to a full-fledged guerrilla warfare mode
The Israeli military said on Sunday that Hezbollah has moved from a semi-regular army fighting style to a full-fledged guerrilla warfare mode, as confrontations continue on the Lebanese front.
The Israeli Channel 12 website quoted unnamed Israeli military sources as saying that Hezbollah has moved from a fighting style that resembles a semi-regular army to a full-fledged guerrilla warfare style.
The Israeli sources said that elements of the Hezbollah’s “Radwan force” along with anti-armor cells and others described as guerrilla cells, have been deployed in southern Lebanon, south of the Litani River, and from there they carry out attacks against Israeli forces on both sides of the border.
According to the same source, the IDF believes that some of these cells succeed in carrying out operations on the line of contact and firing at the forces, despite the continuous raids and military operations in southern Lebanon.
The sources claimed that Hezbollah has become reliant on small, mobile units, as part of an attempt to wage an extended battle against Israeli forces, at a time when the army continues to target launchers, rockets, and sites it says belong to Hezbollah.
This comes as the Israeli army continues its operations in Lebanon, amid Israeli assessments that the confrontation may be prolonged, with a special focus on the south, the Bekaa region and the southern suburbs of Beirut.
