Hezbollah supporters gathered on Tuesday, August 6, 2024, in the southern suburbs to listen to a speech by Hassan Nasrallah. (Credit: Mohammad Yassine/L'Orient Today)
Since Hezbollah initiated military actions along Lebanon’s southern border in support of Gaza on Oct. 8, the Lebanese public opinion has been divided over this move.Critics accused Hezbollah of making a unilateral decision that jeopardizes Lebanon, risking a broader confrontation that the country, already beset by multiple crises, cannot withstand. Conversely, supporters believe that by opening this front, Hezbollah has secured a place for Lebanon in future negotiations.Rather than merely enduring the decisions that will arise from the war in Gaza, Hezbollah seeks to have a say in the outcome, believing it is in both its own and Lebanon’s interest to prevent an Israeli victory. Read also Iran could scale back its response; Hezbollah stands firm The debate could have ended there. However, with increasingly specific threats of an...
Since Hezbollah initiated military actions along Lebanon’s southern border in support of Gaza on Oct. 8, the Lebanese public opinion has been divided over this move.Critics accused Hezbollah of making a unilateral decision that jeopardizes Lebanon, risking a broader confrontation that the country, already beset by multiple crises, cannot withstand. Conversely, supporters believe that by opening this front, Hezbollah has secured a place for Lebanon in future negotiations.Rather than merely enduring the decisions that will arise from the war in Gaza, Hezbollah seeks to have a say in the outcome, believing it is in both its own and Lebanon’s interest to prevent an Israeli victory. Read also Iran could scale back its response; Hezbollah stands firm The debate could have ended there. However, with increasingly specific threats of...
