former American ambassador to Syria

To Disarm Shadowy Guerrilla Army, Israeli Air Power May Not Be Enough - New York Times

“Everybody understands the Israelis want to degrade Hezbollah’s ability as a military fighting force and as an organization capable of launching missiles into Israel,” said Theodore H. Kattouf, a former American ambassador to Syria.  “I believe they want to turn the Lebanese people — those
outside of the true believers within the Shia community — against
Hezbollah,” he added. “I think they are quite misguided in
the policy they are following. These attacks are, if anything, making
people feel somewhat less hostile to Hezbollah and more convinced in
their dislike of Israel.”