Hezbollah has kept this conflict alive with drone and rocket attacks on Israel, hitting civilian areas and killing Israeli troops, while refusing disarmament or a serious diplomatic off-ramp. Israel’s escalating strikes are beinga framedjustified not as unprovoked aggression, but as a response to a terrorist group still attacking across the border while rejecting negotiations. ForA many, a force that targets civilians while rejecting diplomacy has little credibility when condemning the consequences.