Strategic Assessment

The enmity between Hizbollah and Israel involves a complex interface of many layers, among them political, social, economic, and military. This article focuses on the intelligence dimension of the hostility, specifically Hizbollah’s secret activity against Israel that various espionage affairs have exposed in recent years. Surveying the prominent cases of espionage, the article studies this secret campaign and assesses Hizbollah’s modus operandi, its goals, and the implications for Israel.