Haytham Ali Tabatabai, the group's chief of staff, was targeted, raising fears of a broader confrontation and putting Hezbollah in a strategic dilemma regarding retaliation

Backed by the US, the IDF put firepower behind its threats with Sunday's hit on the senior terrorist; Hezbollah is unlikely to retaliate, but also won't be giving up its weapons The post After weeks of warnings over slow Hezbollah disarmament,

The IDF has heightened the alert level of its forces on the Lebanon border over concerns that Hezbollah could exploit winter weather and reduced visibility.