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Report: Hezbollah weighs response to Israel strike; next conflict ‘only a matter of time’
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People gather looking at the debris following a targeted Israeli military strike on a residential building in the Haret Hreik neighborhood of Beirut's southern suburbs on November 23, 2025. (Ibrahim AMRO / AFP)
Security officials tell Channel 12 that Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem is at a crossroads over how to respond to Israel following yesterday’s strike that killed the group’s military chief.
Sources close to Hezbollah reportedly say the organization currently lacks the capability to launch a significant response, though they warn that the next conflict with Israel is “only a matter of time.”
According to the report, Israel has told the Lebanese government that it will continue efforts to weaken Hezbollah, urging cooperation in eradicating the group from the south of the Litani River and across Lebanon.
While Israel remains on high alert in the north, there has been no change in guidelines for Israeli residents.
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