Israel should act quickly on multiple fronts to show Hezbollah that it will not shy away from escalation, especially if the organization continues to test it. Two things became clear after the perpetrator of last week’s Megiddo terrorist attack was killed: first, a much bigger attack was avoided and second, Hezbollah probably knew what was about to happen and may have approved the operation, if not executed it firsthand. The latter realization is quite alarming because it means that Hezbollah’s leaders were willing to take a risk of real escalation with Israel.
