The question now ringing through Israel is whether it helps win the war. There is broad agreement that the deadly sabotage of Hezbollah’s electronic communications was a short-term tactical success that sent its foe into disarray and incapacitated thousands of its fighters.

A series of attacks on wireless devices has drawn attention to the Iran-backed militia. Here’s what to know about the militant group.

Israel says that halting Hezbollah’s attacks in the country's north to allow its residents to return to their homes there is now an official war goal as it considers a wider military operation in Lebanon.