A Hezbollah fighter carrying a rocket during a press event in southern Lebanon on May 21, 2023. In the background, an Israeli Saar 5 ship during a drill in the Mediterranean on April 4, 2017. (Collage by Jaimee Lee Haddad/L'Orient Today, using photos by Jack Guez/AFP)
Hezbollah's disarmament is at the center of public and political debate in Lebanon and even abroad. But questions still remain as to the nature and extent of the party's war capabilities. The Israeli army accuses Hezbollah — once one of the most powerful non-state actors in the world — of wanting to rebuild its arsenal after the last war, which left it severely weakened.On Oct. 8, 2023, under its then-leader Hassan Nasrallah, Hezbollah opened a support front against Israel, parallel with the latter's war against the party's ally in Gaza, Hamas. After nearly a year of largely contained cross-border fire, Israel dramatically escalated its bombing campaign across eastern and southern Lebanon and launched a ground invasion. More than 4,000 people were killed before a cease-fire was signed on Nov. 27. Israel has repeatedly...
Hezbollah's disarmament is at the center of public and political debate in Lebanon and even abroad. But questions still remain as to the nature and extent of the party's war capabilities. The Israeli army accuses Hezbollah — once one of the most powerful non-state actors in the world — of wanting to rebuild its arsenal after the last war, which left it severely weakened.On Oct. 8, 2023, under its then-leader Hassan Nasrallah, Hezbollah opened a support front against Israel, parallel with the latter's war against the party's ally in Gaza, Hamas. After nearly a year of largely contained cross-border fire, Israel dramatically escalated its bombing campaign across eastern and southern Lebanon and launched a ground invasion. More than 4,000 people were killed before a cease-fire was signed on Nov. 27. Israel has...
