Hezbollah, Iran’s most powerful regional ally, has signaled privately that it does not intend to attack Israel, but Lebanon’s military has bolstered its presence in the country’s south to prevent rocket fire.

The move has been met with relief by the war-weary in Lebanon but there was still a possibility it could change its position if Iran’s regime started to wobble.

A Hezbollah commander was killed in an Israeli drone strike in southern Lebanon, according to a report by The Times of Israel. The strike targeted Yassin Izz a-Din, commander of Hezbollah rocket artillery unit in Litani River sector in Barish town.