Hezbollah and its main backer, Iran, were motivated by two concerns: fear of the next Israeli attack, which Hezbollah believes is inevitable, and concern over Syrian-Israeli peace talks that, if successful, could leave Hezbollah without its main bridge to Iran. Hezbollah has been rearming and redeploying since the 2006 war; the actions of May further consolidate its position in and around Beirut.
Hezbollah y su principal promotor, Irán, estaban motivados por dos preocupaciones: el miedo del próximo ataque israelí, que Hezbollah cree inevitable, y el temor por las conversaciones de paz sirio-israelíes que, si resultaran exitosas, podrían dejar a Hezbollah sin su principal puente a Irán.