CNN’s Wedeman: Hezbollah’s Strength Has Always Been Its Guerilla Fighters

COOPER What have you ░░░░░░░░ seeing and hearing tonight ░░░░░░░░ Well what we saw ░░░░░░░░ few hours ago Anderson ░░░░░░░░ a series of Israeli ░░░░░░░░ on the southern suburbs ░░░░░░░░ Beirut one of them ░░░░░░░░ very large explosion about ░░░░░░░░ mile east of Beirut ░░░░░░░░ Airport but the city ░░░░░░░░ been quiet since then ░░░░░░░░ of course there is ░░░░░░░░ about what the Israelis ░░░░░░░░ calling limited localized and ░░░░░░░░ raids in South Lebanon ░░░░░░░░ that Israel has a ░░░░░░░░ history of invading and ░░░░░░░░ Lebanon So there is ░░░░░░░░ concern that this operation ░░░░░░░░ expand beyond limited raids ░░░░░░░░ an incursion perhaps to ░░░░░░░░ invasion which has happened ░░░░░░░░ the past So the ░░░░░░░░ is that this is ░░░░░░░░ just the first opening ░░░░░░░░ of what could become ░░░░░░░░ much larger Anderson COOPER ░░░░░░░░ it clear how badly ░░░░░░░░ Hezbollah is I mean ░░░░░░░░ their you know their ░░░░░░░░ has been assassinated Many ░░░░░░░░ in the leadership and ░░░░░░░░ the rank and file ░░░░░░░░ been wounded or killed ░░░░░░░░ Well we heard today ░░░░░░░░ the deputy of Nasrallah ░░░░░░░░ who made a speech ░░░░░░░░ which he said We ░░░░░░░░ not collapsed despite the ░░░░░░░░ and sacrifices Clearly they ░░░░░░░░ been severely damaged by ░░░░░░░░ events starting with the ░░░░░░░░ attacks and the walkie ░░░░░░░░ and what followed But ░░░░░░░░ s significant is that ░░░░░░░░ the southern front from ░░░░░░░░ the rockets have been ░░░░░░░░ almost daily into Israel ░░░░░░░░ rockets continue to be ░░░░░░░░ It doesn t seem ░░░░░░░░ have been affected either ░░░░░░░░ Israeli strikes intense strikes ░░░░░░░░ back a week and ░░░░░░░░ assassination of Hassan Nasrallah ░░░░░░░░ they keep on doing ░░░░░░░░ And it s important ░░░░░░░░ keep in mind that ░░░░░░░░ s strength beyond rockets ░░░░░░░░ always been its guerrilla ░░░░░░░░ who successfully fought the ░░░░░░░░ to a standstill in ░░░░░░░░ 2006 war and going ░░░░░░░░ from the mid 80s ░░░░░░░░ the year 2000 actually ░░░░░░░░ a guerrilla war that ░░░░░░░░ the Israelis unilaterally to ░░░░░░░░ from Lebanon So once ░░░░░░░░ troops are on the ░░░░░░░░ in the very rugged ░░░░░░░░ terrain of southern Lebanon ░░░░░░░░ Hezbollah has spent years ░░░░░░░░ for this exact eventuality ░░░░░░░░ may see that they ░░░░░░░░ have strength enough to ░░░░░░░░ quite a challenge to ░░░░░░░░ forces in that area ░░░░░░░░ Yes Ben Wedeman thank ░░░░░░░░ very much. Be careful.”