How is Hezbollah different from the Houthis? A report reveals!

Many reports have shed light on the ongoing military events between Lebanon and Israel, while addressing Iran’s role in the ongoing war, the basis of its role in the current battle, and the extent of its relationship with Hezbollah compared to other groups loyal to it.

On the military level, former Israeli army general Yisrael Zeif criticized the current situation on the border between Lebanon and Israel, considering the military escalation with Lebanon to be a “mistake.”

In a statement to the Israeli radio station “103 FM”, he translated: “Lebanon 24”“It doesn’t mean we can’t defeat Hezbollah,” Ziv says. “We can make things very difficult for Hezbollah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah, but Israel will pay a heavy price in the process. That’s why launching an attack in the north after nine months of war is a grave mistake.”

He continued: “The foundations of Israel are not built on years of war. That is why we must step back a little and look for the right time to attack Hezbollah and deal with it radically, when we are ready for it and not when we are dragged into it.”

What about Iran’s relationship with Hezbollah?

In turn, the Israeli newspaper “Jerusalem Post” says that “Iran is working to increase the intensity of the ring of fire surrounding Israel,” considering that Tehran seeks to drag Israel into a regional war on several fronts, including the West Bank and Gaza, where the “Hamas” movement is present, and Lebanon, where Iran’s strongest ally “Hezbollah” is a major force.

The report also saw that Iran is working to develop a comprehensive strategy to bring about the elimination of Israel as a sovereign state, adding: “Militarily, this strategy revolves around conventional and nuclear capabilities, and the Iranian regime has invested heavily in conventional weapons to attack Israel, as evidenced by the unprecedented attack on Israel on the night of April 13, when Tehran launched more than 300 ballistic missiles, cruise missiles and drones.”

The newspaper previously said in a report that “Tehran is not looking to escalate hostilities with Israel, regardless of the number of missiles Hezbollah has fired at Israel’s northern border since October 8.”

“Iran’s mission to the United Nations said in late June that if Israel launched a large-scale attack on Hezbollah in Lebanon, a war of annihilation would break out. In effect, Iran has used its power and proxies to demonstrate its military capabilities in the region and exert pressure as it sees fit. These exercises were a partial dress rehearsal (or trial run) to reveal their capabilities to the world in a subtle way, and a critical test of Israel’s understanding and the international community’s reactions, both military and diplomatic,” she added.

For its part, a report published by the “manaramagazine” website says that “Iran’s relationship with Hezbollah differs markedly from that of Hamas in the Gaza Strip or the Houthis in Yemen,” adding: “There have been important differences of opinion between the Iranian regime and these groups over the years. For example, Hamas opposed supporting the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, which led to some tension in its relations with Iran. Likewise, despite relying on Iran, the Houthis do not embrace the ideology of the Guardianship of the Jurist and do not consider the Iranian Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, a spiritual or religious guide. On the other hand, Hezbollah’s loyalty to the Iranian Supreme Leader and his ideology is so unshakable that its decision to go to war is conditional on the guidance of the Iranian Supreme Leader, although it maintains a certain degree of autonomy.”

“Iran’s relationship with Hezbollah served as a model for Iran to develop similar levels of political rapprochement with other proxy partners, in a way that led to the establishment of Hezbollah branches elsewhere as well,” he continued.

Source:
Translation of “Lebanon 24”