Author: Mohamad El Chamaa, Samuel Granados

After nine months of cross-border conflict with Hezbollah, Israel is bracing for a full-scale war in Lebanon, citing that the time for diplomacy is running out. Hezbollah, a militia and political party that emerged from Lebanon’s civil war to become one of the strongest non-state actors in the Middle East, has been gearing up for this moment since 2006 when Israeli forces last invaded the country. The group has received substantial shipments of rockets and drones from Iran, its primary sponsor, and has begun manufacturing its own weapons. Armed with air defense capabilities, Hezbollah is a force to be reckoned…