[martinidon]

I think they realize Hamas has poked a sleeping giant a little too much and they would rather Gaza get the wrath instead of them.

[Flavius]

well it appears they are going after reestablishing deterrent factor

[snowboarding conservative]

This seems more like a political calculation than an military decision. They beat Israel in 2006, they aren’t really afraid of the IDF. But the rest of the Lebanese don’t want war again - so a war would be a threat to their political power.