The Israeli elimination effort should be a comprehensive one, targeting both the political leadership echelon and the military command and leadership levels of Hezbollah. It appears that currently, the Israeli effort is focused on the military command and leadership tier, which constitutes the organizational center of gravity of the military apparatus. This is a central and important component of the offensive efforts against the organization and has a significant impact on operational activity, particularly in the areas of command, control, and coordination within the military system. However, in order to further weaken the “Hezbollah state,” a combined and parallel elimination effort should also be carried out against the organization’s political echelon. Within this tier, aside from Naim Qassem, the leader of the organization, who is in any case a top target for elimination, we can currently identify an additional 10 senior figures, heads of councils and their deputies, as well as 12 Hezbollah members of parliament.
