Hezbollah Prepared for a Long War of At Least Two Years

The Kuwaiti newspaper "Anbaa" obtained special security information from unofficial Lebanese security sources stating that the "Rizwan Force" within Hezbollah has not yet participated in the ongoing war in the south, although several of its leaders have been killed in direct strikes by Israeli warplanes during meetings that were revealed through security intelligence. The information indicated that this force is tasked with carrying out specialized operations should the war expand. "Hezbollah has prepared for a minimum of two years of fighting, which is different from Hamas, which relies solely on underground tunnels, whereas Hezbollah has laid out a complete operational map," according to the unofficial Lebanese security source, who continued, "The incursion into villages and towns in the Galilee remains part of a strategic plan that disrupts the Israeli army's ground invasion calculations, which has accounted for targeting major objectives at four points distributed between the south and the Bekaa, intending to create a diversion due to the scale of destruction before advancing on the ground." The source added, "Amal Movement will provide tens of thousands of trained fighters for support in rear lines far from the front lines." The source revealed that "there is a wide range for Hezbollah fighters to target Israel with missiles from various locations in Lebanon and Syria, contrary to what was the case during the July 2006 war."