section_path: Background/Axis of Resistance
section_name: Axis of Resistance
paragraph_text: Axis of Resistance
  
  Israel has fought wars with Iranian proxies including against Hezbollah since the 1982 Lebanon War. In the October 7 attacks in 2023, Hamas, an Iranian proxy in the Gaza Strip, launched a surprise attack on Israel leading to war between Israel and Hamas and between Israel and other Iranian proxies such as Hezbollah and the Houthis in Yemen. Over the war, the Iranian proxies were severely weakened. This is said to have weakened Iranian deterrence and increased Iranian isolation.