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Experts are wondering why Hezbollah with its wide array of military capabilities why are they still toeing the line and yet to seriously attack Israel? Their lone ballistic missile to Tele Viv, some see that as a joke but many experts are wondering if that was just a military ploy to assess the locations of Israel’s anti-defence missiles, as Hezbollah preparing to use their smart missiles which can easily evade the Iron Dome of Israel.

In reply to Slipfeeler

To what smart missile systems are you referring?

In reply to KTom

Hezbollah has developed an arsenal specifically to counter Israel’s military strengths and also to strike critical infrastructure and cities in an attempt to sap the Israeli government’s resolve in the event of a ground invasion, according to Nicholas Blanford, a Beirut-based analyst with The Atlantic Council, a think tank based in Washington.

To do this, he said, the militant group has gotten weapons and other military technology, not just from Iran, but also from Syria and, indirectly, from Russia, as well as from the black market. But so far, Hezbollah has relied for the most part on legacy weapons such as Katyusha rockets and has not used its most advanced equipment, which includes missiles capable of hitting tanks and ships.
“The good stuff that they have, such as precision-guided missiles, those are being held in reserve,” Mr. Blanford said in an interview. “The day that Hezbollah starts using those is the day a relatively limited conflict will explode into a major war.”