An Israeli official has acknowledged that the Zionist enemy has underestimated Hezbollah’s reach and resilience, as the battle rages in the border area between Lebanon and the occupied Palestinian territories.
Israeli Channel 13 on Thursday quoted an Israeli official as saying that ‘Israel’ did not expect Hezbollah to join the battle with such intensity.
“Our assessment of Hezbollah fell short of reality. We didn’t expect them to fire to this extent,” the Israeli official said, according to Israeli Channel 13.
Watch| Hezbollah heroes launch missiles, drones towards Israeli bases of Meron and Nafah
— ManarWeb (@WebManar) March 4, 2026
Despite alleged Israeli air superiority, Hezbollah resistance fighters still manage to hit Israeli enemy targets. pic.twitter.com/rbUnRlohBH
Hezbollah launched before dawn on Monday a low-intensity but highly symbolic rockets-and-drones attack against northern Zionist entity, stressing that 15 months of daily attacks on Lebanon carried by the Israeli enemy won’t go unanswered.
The Israeli enemy took Hezbollah attack as a pretext to launch a wide-scale aggression that is still ongoing.
The Israeli Channel 13 revealed on Tuesday that Hezbollah’s move to open fire came at a crucial moment, and practically thwarted a preemptive strike that was being discussed within the Israeli political-security cabinet.
According to the report, a heated debate took place among Israeli ministers regarding the feasibility of launching a preemptive strike against Lebanon before the rocket fire began.
“The chief of staff and the mnister of defense expressed clear support for the preemptive strike option, while other ministers voiced reservations related to the ability to manage a simultaneous battle on multiple fronts,” the report added.
“However, the discussion was abruptly interrupted by an urgent operational update. Before a decision could be reached, the chief of staff addressed the ministers, saying that Hezbollah’s missiles are on their way,” Israeli Channel 13’s report said further.
Source: Hebrew media (translated and edited by Al-Manar)