TEL AVIV -- As the US-Israeliwar with Irancontinues, a second front againstHezbollahhas led to the displacement of some 800,000 people fleeing deadly Israeli air strikes in Lebanon, while a succession of rocket and drone attacks has rained down on Israel.
Hezbollah, regarded as a terrorist organization by both Israel and the United States, is Iransstrongest remaining proxyon Israels borders. It attacked Israel on March 2, after Israel began air strikes on Iran on February 28.
The response by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has been massive -- and the conflict with Hezbollah is an integral part of Israels wider war against Iran itself.
The campaign against Iran was meant to deal with our very existence in the region, and Hezbollah is part of that, Sarit Zehavi, head of Alma, a think tank based in northern Israel, told RFE/RL on March 13. We are under constant attacks 24/7 here.
