A third source, a senior official close to Hezbollah, said the group was now waging a war.
FILE PHOTO: An Israeli soldier carries a shell, amid cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel, in northern Israel, October 7, 2024., after Israel wiped out its top leadership, with a new military command directing rocket fire and the ground conflict, two sources familiar with its operations said.
Hezbollah’s command was disrupted for the first few days after Nasrallah’s Sept. 27 assassination until the militants established a new “operations room” 72 hours later, the two sources – a Hezbollah field commander and a source close to the group – told Reuters. Avraham Levine, an analyst with Israeli think-tank Alma, said it should be assumed Hezbollah was “well prepared and waiting” for Israeli troops and that it was no easy target.
The Shi’ite group’s deputy leader Sheikh Naim Qassem said this week he supported ceasefire efforts, but said the group’s capabilities were intact. Israel has not said how many soldiers are on the ground, but an Israeli division usually consists of more than 1,000 fighters. Israel’s military has released video footage it says shows deep tunnels captured by its soldiers. One video released on October 5 appears to show an underground room equipped with fixed line telephones. Reuters could not verify the date or location of the footage.
There is no doubt Israel has inflicted enormous damage on Hezbollah. In September, thousands of booby-trapped communications devices used by Hezbollah members were detonated – an attack for which Israel has neither confirmed nor denied responsibility. Reuters has previously reported that Iran had offered to restock its ally, but faced challenges in supply routes.
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