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The whole reason they're invading Lebanon is because their defence isn't infallible. Sitting back intercepting cheap missiles and mortars, waiting for the next 'big one' every once in a while would also come at a tremendous cost
No, you're still bying their "self defense" narrative.
They're invading Lebanon for the same reason invasions ever happen: in order to own or at least control land that belongs to another country.
There's exactly one way that they could be safe from attacks from Lebanon: by stopping the occupation of and slaughter in Palestine.
More than half the population of Lebanon are Palestinians driven from their homes by Israel two generations back at most, and that's what created Hezbollah.
Not Iran. Not antisemitism. Not spontaneous evil.
Hezbollah was caused by the same thing as most radical paramilitary groups: desperation and fury in the face of seemingly untouchable tormentors.
I'm not saying that they'd immediately disband the moment the occupation and genocide end, but it sure as hell would make the radicalization needed for recruitment harder to accomplish, especially as time goes on with no fresh atrocities.
Hezbollah has the same motivations that made Hamas reject a two state solution: they want the entire territory of Palestine under islamic rule. That's their idea of "ending the occupation". It's part of their religious prophecy and they're never going to betray their religion in a tradeoff for a peaceful solution
Yes, survival.
The fabled "two state solution" is a fig leaf, and a very bad one at that.
If you think that being a separate nation or even a separate but nearby nation that isn't in any way hostile towards Israel will keep you safe from the IOF, I have a Pastafarian church in Damascus to sell you.
Hezbollah knows perfectly well they could choose the same path as Egypt and Jordan: don't try to destroy Israel, don't get attacked by the 'iof'.
But then again, that would go against their entire raison d'être. They believe fighting Israel is their ticket to heaven, which they find more important than anything