Had Hezbollah succeeded in attacking the suburbs of Tel Aviv and other areas in central Israel, Israel might have had to launch a major retaliatory attack on Lebanon. After all, Hezbollah is Lebanon. It is in complete control of the country, and Israel would have been justified in declaring war on that nation. It also would have been justified in destroying the nation’s infrastructure that has dual uses — both military and civilian. By preemptively attacking Hezbollah’s rocket launchers, the Israel Defense Forces thwarted much of Hezbollah’s attack and precluded it from reaching its intended t…