Hezbollah demonstrators on the airport road, February 15, 2025. (Credit: Lyana Alameddine/L'OLJ)
The incidents that followed the ban on an Iranian plane landing at Beirut airport have laid bare increasingly evident divisions within Hezbollah.While it remains difficult at this stage to fully grasp the extent of the internal rivalries that have shaken the party since the assassination of former Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah on Sept. 27, it is now clear that not everyone is on the same page.The disparities were particularly evident during the sit-ins held last Thursday and Friday in Beirut’s southern suburbs and the closure of the airport road by party supporters, who attacked a UNIFIL convoy. Read more Hassan Nasrallah's funeral: What are the security risks? Initially, Hezbollah distanced itself from the unrest, attributing it to "undisciplined elements."However, on Saturday, in an attempt to project a facade of...
The incidents that followed the ban on an Iranian plane landing at Beirut airport have laid bare increasingly evident divisions within Hezbollah.While it remains difficult at this stage to fully grasp the extent of the internal rivalries that have shaken the party since the assassination of former Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah on Sept. 27, it is now clear that not everyone is on the same page.The disparities were particularly evident during the sit-ins held last Thursday and Friday in Beirut’s southern suburbs and the closure of the airport road by party supporters, who attacked a UNIFIL convoy. Read more Hassan Nasrallah's funeral: What are the security risks? Initially, Hezbollah distanced itself from the unrest, attributing it to "undisciplined elements."However, on Saturday, in an attempt to project a facade...
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