
Hezbollah has been testing the waters north of Israel, initiating a series of tit-for-tat fire exchanges with the Jewish state, and discovering a high degree of Israeli operational readiness and determination in the process.
While it is unclear whether the recent series of deadly engagements in the north will develop into a new, second war front, it is clear that Hezbollah is signaling its solidarity with Hamas, its fellow member of the Iranian-led radical axis.