2024-08-25 13:10:28
Beirut: There is a conflict going on between Israel and Hezbollah. Israel has attacked Hezbollah’s bases. After which Hezbollah has also retaliated. Hezbollah has attacked with about 150 drones and rockets. Hezbollah said that it has avenged the killing of Commander Fuad Shukar, who was killed last month. Israel had already warned that Hezbollah could attack it. In such a situation, the question arises whether Hezbollah has enough strength to confront Israel. Let’s understand. Hezbollah was founded in 1982 amid Lebanon’s civil war, which lasted from 1975 to 1990. Iran was behind the birth of Hezbollah, which was exporting the Islamic Revolution in 1979, so that Israel could be confronted. Hezbollah is accused of continuously attacking foreign bases, including the bombing of the US Navy barracks in 1983. It has received full support from Iran. Iran provides it with arms and training. It has a great influence inside Lebanon. Many Western governments, including the US, consider it a terrorist organization. In Lebanon, its members are part of the government and it has dozens of MPs in the Parliament.
How powerful is Hezbollah?
Israel has a much better army than Hezbollah. Hezbollah has missiles with a range of up to 500 km. Hezbollah is the most lethally armed non-governmental organization in the world. Hezbollah has precision attack rockets, missiles and drones. It has weapons that can attack any part of Israel. According to experts, it has a huge stock of rockets, which has 1 lakh to 1.5 lakh weapons. Hezbollah gets weapons and money from Iran. Hezbollah has a total of 5 types of drones including Karar and Shaheed. Its most lethal drone can go up to 2000 km.
How big is Hezbollah’s army?
Hezbollah has portable air defense systems and ground-to-air missiles. In 2021, Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah said that he has an army of 1 lakh fighters. The Institute for Strategic Studies thinktank estimated in 2022 that Hezbollah may have 20 thousand active and 30 thousand reserve personnel. Talking about Israel, according to a CNN report, it has 126000 active soldiers. There are 34000 Air Force and 9500 Navy soldiers. Israel has 465000 reserve soldiers.