A Times investigation shows how extensively Israel penetrated the Lebanese militia, closely tracking the group’s commanders and culminating in the assassination of its leader, Hassan Nasrallah.

Israel and Hezbollah have been trading fire for over a year now with most of the prominent leaders of the Iran-backed group killed in targeted strikes by Israeli Defence Forces including Hassan Nasrallah and Hashem Safieddine among others.

Israel’s spy network infiltrated Hezbollah for decades, leading to Hassan Nasrallah's assassination and the world-renowned explosive pager operation.

Israeli Defense Forces Chief of the General Staff, LTG Herzi Halevi, said that "to truly defeat Hezbollah," civilian life must return to the Lebanon border.

Hezbollah said Wednesday that senior military commander Fuad Shukr was inside the building in Beirut's southern suburbs hit by Israel the previous day and that his fate was still unknown. The Israeli military said its Tuesday strike had "eliminated" Shukr,