As Hezbollah continues to fight Israel in southern Lebanon, the rest of the country is facing the prospect of civil conflict.
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Hamas has not been involved in the conflict so far, but Hezbollah quickly launched attacks in support of the Iranian regime.
The resumption of war between Hezbollah and Israel has raised the prospect of an occupation of southern Lebanon.
Israel wants to avoid a repeat of its 18-year occupation of southern Lebanon, while Lebanon wants to avoid imploding.
The Israel Defense Forces has used southern Beirut as the template for a tactic of ‘total war’.
The Iran war is affecting the whole Middle East. An expert on the region looks at four key issues that shed light on the war’s likely end and political consequences.
Hezbollah’s entry into the current war followed the killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The group has long been aligned with the Islamic Republic.
Trump has shifted American policy towards Iran from one of containment to direct confrontation.
Ongoing conflict, particularly in a three-month period in late 2024, caused widespread environmental destruction and the spread of toxic materials.
With Hezbollah refusing to disarm, there is no easy way out of an explosive situation.
Since the start of the truce on Nov. 27, 2024, there have been thousands of Israeli violations inside Lebanese territory, while Hezbollah has yet to disarm.
The impact of the October 7 attacks and Israel’s response will reverberate for decades to come.
Dismantling the UN’s peacekeeping mission in southern Lebanon would be a disaster for the region.
For decades, Lebanon has been torn apart by internal division and external conflict. There may currently be a narrow window for a different future.
‘Bunker buster’ bombs and Tomahawk missiles struck three targets, with President Donald Trump saying that Iran’s nuclear program had been ‘completely and fully obliterated.’
The US president’s decision to join Israel’s air campaign against Iran’s nuclear programme is the death knell of the old rules-based order.
Tehran can utilize an army of proxy groups, intelligence operatives and cyberhackers as part of any retaliation for Israeli or US attacks.
The timing of Israel’s air strikes suggest to some that the US influence over Benjamin Netanyahu has weakened.
A shaky truce is still in place in Lebanon. But the country remains on a tenuous footing with Israeli forces in the country’s south and Hezbollah refusing to lay down arms.
Lebanese lawmakers have elected Joseph Aoun, the head of Lebanon’s army, as the country’s new president.
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