BTW an Iranian spy tipped off Israel about the location of Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah before his assassination.

In a shocking report The Financial Times reports that Israel’s relentless efforts to eliminate Hezbollah’s leadership have reached unprecedented levels of sophistication, marked by cutting-edge intelligence gathering and military precision.

In 2006, according to the report, during its war with Hezbollah, Israel attempted to assassinate Hassan Nasrallah three times. In one instance, Nasrallah survived by leaving the location before an airstrike. The other attempts failed due to the strong concrete fortifications of his underground hideout.

For two decades, Israeli intelligence units collected vast amounts of data to map Hezbollah’s growth, which included examining its political ambitions and connections with Iran’s Revolutionary Guards and Syria’s Bashar al-Assad. Israeli intelligence now sees Hezbollah as more than just a terrorist group, analyzing its military, political, and social connections in a comprehensive manner.

Hezbollah’s involvement in the Syrian war starting in 2012 exposed the group to Israeli espionage, making it more vulnerable to infiltrations by Israeli spies. The war in Syria provided a wealth of data, which Israeli intelligence used to gather valuable information about Hezbollah’s operations.

Despite Hezbollah gaining combat experience in Syria, its expanding operations also made it more susceptible to espionage. As Israel’s intelligence and surveillance capabilities improved, they became nearly unbeatable in detecting Hezbollah movements.

Recent operations indicate Israel’s heightened ability to target Hezbollah leadership, culminating in Nasrallah’s recent assassination, a mission that eluded Israeli forces in 2006. However, Hezbollah remains a significant threat, with much of its military capacity still intact.