Israel Versus Hezbollah: Why the Iran War Has Spread to Lebanon

As it wages war on Iran in concert with the US, Israel is fighting on a second and more familiar front — against the Iran-backed militia Hezbollah in neighboring Lebanon. Hezbollah began lobbing mostly short-range rockets and drones into Israel the day after the operation against Iran began, the intensity of the salvos posing a threat to Israel on a par with Iran’s ballistic missiles. In response, the Israelis have carried out intensive air strikes on Lebanon and sent ground troops into the sout