... In a related context,

Major General (Res.) Giora Eiland, former head of the Israeli "National Security Council

," told the Israeli Channel 12 that

"Israel" lacks the capability to defeat Hezbollah

and destroy its hundreds of thousands of missiles and drones.

Eiland suggested that if "Israel" declared war on Hezbollah,

it would lose the war from the first day

.

He emphasized that Hezbollah has "a very high capacity to continue the war," warning that

the inability to destroy its missiles and drones will lead to a "terrible defeat for Israel," with the entire Israeli internal front, including infrastructure, being completely paralyzed

. ...