Key Points
Hassan Nasrallah's plan to assist Hamas without igniting a full war faltered as Israel launched strikes against Hezbollah, killing top commanders...
Before his death, Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah had formulated a plan on how the group would combat Israel..
He had calculated a delicate balance - supporting Hamas in its struggle against Israel while avoiding a full-blown war that could engulf Lebanon..
Including Nasrallah, Israel's military says it has killed eight of Hezbollah's nine most senior military commanders this year, mostly in the past week..
But the group, whose name means Party of God, is expected to fight on: by US and Israeli estimates it had some 40,000 fighters ahead of the current escalation, along with large weapons stockpiles and an extensive tunnel network near Israel's border..
