Israeli analyst Omer Dank: The results of Operation "Roaring Lion" are mixed, with Israel's freedom of action reduced.
Dank, a retired lieutenant colonel and an expert on strategy and security, wrote that Israel has expanded the strip of ground security but its freedom of action has decreased significantly. According to him, hundreds of thousands of Shiites in Lebanon promise increased hostility towards Israel and make it difficult to de-escalate. He added that it is difficult to see a force that succeeds in disarming Hezbollah, and therefore Israel will have to invest resources to maintain its sovereignty and enable the rehabilitation of the north. He also said that the US elections are leading to tighter strategic restrictions on Israel, and that a defensive approach must be formulated now.