John Sparks, our international correspondent, reports that Hezbollah commander Ali Karaki escaped an Israeli airstrike, potentially marking Israel's first military setback in recent months. While Israel claimed to have 'almost completely devastated' Hezbollah's leadership last week, Karaki's survival raises questions about the impact of targeted assassinations on the group.
Hezbollah commander Ali Karaki escaping to a safe location after being targeted by the IDF today would represent Israel's first military failure for some time, our international correspondent John Sparks says.Israel said it had 'almost completely devastated' Hezbollah 's leadership with an airstrike on Beirut last Friday, leaving Karaki, the head of Hezbollah 's southern front, among the last leaders left.
'If that is true,' Sparks says, 'it would represent the first failure on the part of the Israeli military for some time, because what they have had over the last couple of months is a stunning series of successes.'But how much the assassinations of Hezbollah's leadership affects the group, Sparks adds, is up for debate.'Are these assassinations more likely to make Hezbollah back down, to stand down, to essentially do what Israel wants? I'm not sure about that.
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