Buildings destroyed in Israeli airstrikes are seen in the southern port city of Tyre, Lebanon, on May 31, 2026. AP Photo Going into the war in Iran, the Israeli government seemingly had two intertwined goals: to bring down the Islamic Republic and rid Israel of its Hezbollah problem. The logic went that the Lebanese Shiite group – which has posed a persistent threat to Israel for 44 years – would finally succumb if stripped of its Iranian benefactor. After all, Israeli attempts to destroy He