Weakened Hezbollah hesitates on retaliation while Israel warns of escalation - analysis
Another layer of complexity comes from the split within Lebanon’s leadership over how to respond.
People gather to attend the funeral of Hezbollah's top military official, Haytham Ali Tabtabai, and of other people who were killed by an Israeli airstrike on Sunday, despite a US-brokered truce a year ago, in Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon November 24, 2025.(photo credit: REUTERS/MOHAMED AZAKIR)ByAMICHAI STEINUpdated: