The Israeli government put itself in a difficult situation

"The Israeli government is shooting itself in the heart in its war against Lebanon. There is much evidence that this government started to get so confused and unable to decide its aims in the war especially those who are affected and targeted by Israel are the ordinary Lebanese civilians. On the other hand the rockets of Hizballah on the Israeli cities will force the Israelis to raise many doubts and loss their confidence in that government which deluded them by saying that it will achieve victory and stop Hizballah attacks by its air and ground strikes yet the attacks become more and the causalities in ground even worse."
Hammorabi

Sam I think your a bit premature in declaring a Hizballah victory. I think your assessment of the Israel expectations are also a bit naive. Hizballah faces IDF on one side and a Lebanon that must chose which world it will live in on the other.

I think it's clear that Lebanon thought it dangerous to confront Hizballah, but now they know just how dangerous it is to just ignore them too.