The recent attack along the Israeli-Lebanese border by the Islamic Resistance may herald renewed commitment by Hizbullah. Tensions remain high along the Israeli-Lebanese border following a 21 November attack by the Islamic Resistance - the armed wing of the Lebanese Hizbullah organisation - ostensibly aimed at capturing Israel Defence Force (IDF) troops. The Islamic Resistance assault, which involved up to 50 fighters split into several squads, marked the first 'quality' operation by the Islamic Resistance since May 2004 and its timing was connected to developments in Lebanon, where Hizbullah is coming under mounting international and domestic pressure to begin a dialogue leading to its disarmament in accordance with UN Security Council Resolution 1559. Hizbullah has tended to confine its initiated operations to the Shebaa Farms region: a 32 km strip of mountainside running along Lebanon's south-eastern border with the Golan Heights.
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