(Credit: Mohammad Yassine/L'Orient-Le Jour)
The attachment that its popular base exhibited despite the pressure and losses it has incurred, constitutes a flagrant failure for the Israelis and their plan to diminish as much as possible Hezbollah’s influence and weight, and to defeat it militarily.But Lebanon is divided over the war’s appraisal. Some believe that Hezbollah, and even Lebanon, have been dealt a crushing defeat, given the scale of the destruction. All the more so as the agreement calls for the withdrawal of Hezbollah fighters from the area south of the Litani River and the dismantling of its entire military, social and economic infrastructure. On the other hand, those close to Hezbollah consider that they came out victorious, despite the heavy losses and price paid.Hezbollah is rather discreet on that, although its well-known figures, particularly its MPs, are keen to...
The attachment that its popular base exhibited despite the pressure and losses it has incurred, constitutes a flagrant failure for the Israelis and their plan to diminish as much as possible Hezbollah’s influence and weight, and to defeat it militarily.But Lebanon is divided over the war’s appraisal. Some believe that Hezbollah, and even Lebanon, have been dealt a crushing defeat, given the scale of the destruction. All the more so as the agreement calls for the withdrawal of Hezbollah fighters from the area south of the Litani River and the dismantling of its entire military, social and economic infrastructure. On the other hand, those close to Hezbollah consider that they came out victorious, despite the heavy losses and price paid.Hezbollah is rather discreet on that, although its well-known figures, particularly its MPs, are keen...
