Interesting part of this article is the idea that in a full scale war against Hezbollah is the idea of other Shia militias joining the war. And this has been a major fear amongst the Israeli military/intelligence establishments. I remember reading about this scenario back in 2009 on DebkaFile which was basically an Israeli far right newsletter which at the time was seen as the true thoughts of the Israeli intelligence apparatus. This was before the Syrian Civil war. Basically there was this fear that tunnels from Iraq and Syria reach the tunnels in Lebanon to reinforce Hezbollah in a war scenario. This explains why the west went so hard to overthrow Assad.
They wanted to cut that life line to South Lebanon. It failed and only gave these Shia foreign fighters from Lebanon,Iraq,Iran,Pakistan and Afghanistan battlefield experience. And these militias went to Syria to protect the holy sites and many never left. Some stayed and used their battlefield experience to train recruits. And Iran quietly has been building up sort of a Shia international army with the goal to open another front in the event of war with Israel. Possibly a major push into the Golan Heights. If Hezbollah launches a counterattack to the Sheba Farms after mauling Israel in the battlefield the Golan Heights will have to be taken from Israel. It’s the highest point in the region. And with the amount of fire power the resistance has they could literal carpet bomb the Israeli military bases in the Golan. Or worse use tunnels that will make Al Aqsa flood look like a minor defeat.
And this may explain Israel’s hesitation because it has no idea what the other side has planned while everyone knows how Israel pathetically fights. There is literally hundred of thousands of fighters that can be called upon. Israel could face the prospect of its critical infrastructure destroyed, its military facing major humiliation, and likely losing the Golan Heights and Sheba farms. I remember seeing an Israeli analyst say if Israel is getting hammered by Hezbollah and the other axis of resistance groups they may tell Washington that they intervene if not they’ll use nukes against Iran. So we are entering a very grave situation. Things could really spiral out of control.