Lebanon's Permanent Representative to the U.N. Ahmad Arafa speaks during a United Nations emergency security council meeting on Lebanon at the U.N. Headquarters in New York, on March 31, 2026. (Credit: Charly Triballeau/AFP)
Amid Israel’s invasion of the South, Lebanon’s U.N. representative, Ahmad Arafa, on Tuesday pointed to Hezbollah’s responsibility for triggering the war with Israel during an emergency session of the U.N. Security Council. Arafa criticized the party for having “unilaterally decided to wage war at a time when the Lebanese government was open to dialogue.”As early as March 11, Lebanon’s representative had harshly condemned the “illegal armed group that disregards the country’s interests.” While firmly denouncing the Israeli aggression, the tone adopted by Lebanon’s representative sharply contrasts that of the state during the last two wars between Hezbollah and Israel, in 2006 and 2024. To some observers, it suggests that Lebanese diplomacy has seemingly “broken free.”‘Many taboos are being broken’This time, the militia-party — which fired...
Amid Israel’s invasion of the South, Lebanon’s U.N. representative, Ahmad Arafa, on Tuesday pointed to Hezbollah’s responsibility for triggering the war with Israel during an emergency session of the U.N. Security Council. Arafa criticized the party for having “unilaterally decided to wage war at a time when the Lebanese government was open to dialogue.”As early as March 11, Lebanon’s representative had harshly condemned the “illegal armed group that disregards the country’s interests.” While firmly denouncing the Israeli aggression, the tone adopted by Lebanon’s representative sharply contrasts that of the state during the last two wars between Hezbollah and Israel, in 2006 and 2024. To some observers, it suggests that Lebanese diplomacy has seemingly “broken free.”‘Many taboos are being broken’This time, the...
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