Hubris

Jacob Peter Gowy's The Fall of Icarus (1635–1637)

hu·bris

(h)yo͞obrəs/

noun

excessive pride or self-confidence.

"the self-assured hubris among economists was shaken in the late 1980s"

Similar: arrogance, conceit, conceitedness, self-conceit

(in Greek tragedy) excessive pride toward or defiance of the gods, leading to nemesis.

This is what Israel is feeling after it's successful raids against Hezbollah in taking out their leaders with exquisite precision but this does not equate to taking out their military infrastructure or taking into account the undying hatred and nothing to lose attitude Hamas and Hezbollah fighters have in wanting to extract horrific revenge on a truly hated entity. From this perspective, over extending one's resources comes to mind as fighting a two front war ( & most likely three) in addition to having a an economy gutted by war is not a smart thing to do, particularly when said country's enemies will attack strategic targets using sophisticated guerrilla tactics honed by the 70+ year existence of never ending conflict beginning with the expulsion of the Palestinians from Palestine in 1948 by the Israelis.

The possibility of all out war, thanks to Bibi's frenzied response, unconditionally backed by the US, to the Oct 7th Hamas attack, is now reaching a boiling point as seen by Iran launching ballistic missiles toward Israel in response to the continuing Israeli attacks on Hezbollah and South Lebanon.

As stated before, the gates of hell beckon.

Israeli tanks and APC’s are seen gathering by the Lebanese border on Monday.
Erik Marmor/Getty Images

It will take a remarkable amount of efficiency and discipline from the Israeli military and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to know when it is time to stop. Militaries are not particularly keen on pulling back, especially in large scale operations. If the incursion is easygoing, it could incentivize the Israel Defense Forces to push forward, sensing a weakened enemy against which swift progress can be made. If the going gets tough, the IDF can suggest the mission is more imperative than ever, and that they must push on.

But, quite remarkably after two weeks of technological wizardry and ruthless, calculated attacks against Hezbollah — starting with the simultaneous explosion of communication devices and culminating in the killing of the militant group’s leader Hassan Nasrallah — the playing field may shift. The Israeli military are now walking into the ground trap that their adversary has been setting for them for well over a decade.

They may discover that Hezbollah, its leadership decapitated, is so enfeebled that it is genuinely a less challenging task than imagined to mop up what remains of its ground troops after months of heavy airstrikes. But southern Lebanon was always going to be where the Iran-backed group held the home advantage. Its tunnel network provides them an endless maze for Israeli forces. And so, knowing when to stop is going to be key to this not becoming a quagmire for Israel. Almost every modern war that has dragged on for years began with the idea that it would all be over in a matter of weeks.

The invasion begins.

Source: Israeli military, United Nations Interim Force In Lebanon, OpenStreetMap By Leanne Abraham, Agnes Chang and Lauren Leatherby

How this ends, no one knows, do one? - Fats Waller