Firefighters work to extinguish a fire at the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted the offices of Al-Qard al-Hassan, a Hezbollah-linked financial institution, in the southern coastal Lebanese city of Tyre on March 2, 2026. (Credit: KAWNAT HAJU/AFP)
The damage is done. By launching its first attack on Israel since November 2024, Hezbollah has triggered a strong Israeli response, impacting Lebanon as a whole and putting its authorities in a difficult position.A fundamental question arises: from where, geographically, did Hezbollah launch its operation — south or north of the Litani River?This distinction is important, since the pro-Iranian party's fighters are no longer supposed to operate freely south of the river, with the Lebanese Army having announced the implementation of a plan to disarm Hezbollah, the first stage of which in this region is supposedly nearly complete. More details on gov sanctions against Hezbollah Government announces 'total ban on any military activity' by Hezbollah From the moment the attacks began, military sources cited by Israeli media close to...
The damage is done. By launching its first attack on Israel since November 2024, Hezbollah has triggered a strong Israeli response, impacting Lebanon as a whole and putting its authorities in a difficult position.A fundamental question arises: from where, geographically, did Hezbollah launch its operation — south or north of the Litani River?This distinction is important, since the pro-Iranian party's fighters are no longer supposed to operate freely south of the river, with the Lebanese Army having announced the implementation of a plan to disarm Hezbollah, the first stage of which in this region is supposedly nearly complete. More details on gov sanctions against Hezbollah Government announces 'total ban on any military activity' by Hezbollah From the moment the attacks began, military sources cited by Israeli media close...
