A Hezbollah flag amid the rubble of a destroyed building in the village of Zibqin, southern Lebanon, on Nov. 27, 2024. (Credit: Anwar Amro/AFP)
For Lebanon, the aftermath of the war between Israel and Hezbollah, unleashed last October is devastating. The destruction of southern and eastern Lebanon, coupled with the havoc wreaked on the suburbs of Beirut by an unrestrained Israeli war machine targeting civilians and combatants alike, resulted in immense human loss, unspeakable suffering, new social hardships and an economic regression running into billions of dollars.For Hezbollah, the blow has been equally crushing, a reality obscured only by the party’s delusional denial — a retreat into irrationality. The decapitation of its leadership, the significant destruction of its arsenal, and the disruption of its social and financial networks cast a long shadow over the party’s survival.How Hezbollah will strategize its recovery and navigate its way out of this crisis remains...
For Lebanon, the aftermath of the war between Israel and Hezbollah, unleashed last October is devastating. The destruction of southern and eastern Lebanon, coupled with the havoc wreaked on the suburbs of Beirut by an unrestrained Israeli war machine targeting civilians and combatants alike, resulted in immense human loss, unspeakable suffering, new social hardships and an economic regression running into billions of dollars.For Hezbollah, the blow has been equally crushing, a reality obscured only by the party’s delusional denial — a retreat into irrationality. The decapitation of its leadership, the significant destruction of its arsenal, and the disruption of its social and financial networks cast a long shadow over the party’s survival.How Hezbollah will strategize its recovery and navigate its way out of this crisis remains...
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