A large photo of Naim Qassem, current leader of Hezbollah, displayed next to that of Hassan Nasrallah during a ceremony marking the first anniversary of the assassination of the latter and other leaders of the movement by Israel, in the city of Deir Qanoun al-Nahr, near Sour, in southern Lebanon, on Sept. 27, 2025. (Credit: Mahmoud Zayyat/AFP)
Hezbollah is watching developments in Gaza with concern. What U.S. President Donald Trump presents as a lasting peace plan in the wake of the Abraham Accords looks to Hezbollah more like a plan for surrender, one that envisions the total elimination of Hamas and, with it, the very spirit of ‘resistance.’Hezbollah is aware of the ferocity of the Israeli attacks on Gaza, which have upended every aspect of life for Palestinians there. The party is therefore able to understand that Hamas might now be considering laying down its arms. But what worries Hezbollah most is the possibility that after Gaza, Lebanon will be next.If Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu succeeds in settling the Hamas and Gaza question on his terms, he could then turn his attention to Lebanon and seek to impose a similar solution there.In other words, and...
Hezbollah is watching developments in Gaza with concern. What U.S. President Donald Trump presents as a lasting peace plan in the wake of the Abraham Accords looks to Hezbollah more like a plan for surrender, one that envisions the total elimination of Hamas and, with it, the very spirit of ‘resistance.’Hezbollah is aware of the ferocity of the Israeli attacks on Gaza, which have upended every aspect of life for Palestinians there. The party is therefore able to understand that Hamas might now be considering laying down its arms. But what worries Hezbollah most is the possibility that after Gaza, Lebanon will be next.If Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu succeeds in settling the Hamas and Gaza question on his terms, he could then turn his attention to Lebanon and seek to impose a similar solution there.In other words, and...
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