In recent weeks, Israel has inflicted a series of humiliating blows on Lebanon-based militia Hezbollah, detonating its pagers, killing its top leaders, and raining missiles on its bases.
But at any moment Hezbollah could strike back with a massive missile and drone swarm attack that could devastate Israeli forces and rapidly escalate the conflict, say analysts.
The Iran-backed group likely has stockpiles of up to 200,000 missiles, according to a 2024 report by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS).
That may be enough to overwhelm Israel’s Iron Dome air defense system and inflict huge damage on the country’s cities and infrastructure, experts say.
