Hezbollah shifts to guerrilla warfare, drone strikes as terror group prepares for prolonged war

 

Hezbollah members salute and raise the group's yellow flags during a funeral.

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The IDF has encountered several individual Hezbollah operatives in the area over the past several months, which the Alma center said supports the possibility of a continued Hezbollah presence.

Hezbollah has continued to invest in its recovery and adapt its strategy for what it anticipates could be a prolonged, low-intensity war with Israel, according to the latest assessment by the Alma Research and Education Center, published on Sunday.

Based on incidents recorded over the past several months, the center assessed that Hezbollah could increasingly turn toward guerrilla warfare, including small-scale infiltrations into the security zone and potentially Israeli territory, as well as drone and explosive attacks.

The group’s ability to carry out its previous plans to seize the Galilee has been significantly diminished by the destruction of its infrastructure and the continued presence of the IDF in southern Lebanon, the center assessed. However, Hezbollah is still likely to attempt to operate within the security zone.

Given the limited scope of such operations, Hezbollah infiltration attempts would likely be thwarted, according to the center.