"In my view, Hezbollah is going to maintain the tempo of firing into northern Israel to demonstrate its 'resistance' credentials and show solidarity with the Palestinians, but not attempt to do anything that would provoke full-scale war with the Israelis," says Jeffrey Feltman, a former U.S. assistant secretary of state and U.N. undersecretary general.
"After all, the primary purpose of Hezbollah's massive arsenal is to deter Israel from a massive strike on Iran or to retaliate in case of such a strike," says Feltman, now a fellow at the Brookings Institution.
Hezbollah is considered by security analysts to be one of the most heavily armed paramilitaries in the world.
https://www.npr.org/2023/12/19/1219748268/lebanon-hezbollah-israel-hamas-iran-war