Lead dispatch7 Aug 2025, 03:41Politics
A Precarious Sovereignty: Hezbollah's Resistance and Israel's Raids Trap Lebanon in a Cycle of Violence
Recent Israeli military strikes in southern Lebanon, targeting Hezbollah positions, highlight a long-standing and intractable conflict. The violence stems from two irreconcilable definitions of sovereignty: Hezbollah's claim to defend Lebanon through its arms, and Israel's doctrine of neutralizing threats on its northern border, leaving the Lebanese state and its people trapped in the crossfire.