Israel’s alternative plan

Israel would need to strike Syria to weaken Hezbollah, risking far bigger escalation that can include a refugee crisis, a resumed terrorism crisis, and Iran going nuclear.

Commercial Summary: With Israel’s massive two-day attack on Hezbollah’s mid-level leadership, the risk of war has never been higher. If Israel were to go to war, it would face two options. It can either fight through heavily fortified villages in south Lebanon, knowing that Hezbollah would rebuild and rearm. Or it can attempt to topple the Syrian govern…