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Commuters ride past a large billboard depicting slain supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (C) in Tehran on Oct. 26, 2026. (Credit: Atta Kenare / AFP)
Add as preferred on Google How can we write about Lebanon without telling the same story over and over again? How can we find the words to denounce the same abuses and warn of the same dangers before it all starts again? And yet, here we are: Hezbollah is once again threatening to drag Lebanon into a regional war, for what feels like the umpteenth time. It is also making increasingly explicit threats of internal strife. Meanwhile, the Lebanese remain at the mercy of a militia that refuses to give up its weapons, and are beginning to lose faith in a state that keeps ceding ground.Let us return to the Dahr al-Baidar case. Hezbollah invoked the “resistance” to justify the transport of its explosives. But it was ultimately against Lebanese institutions that it threatened to set the house on fire if the state asserted its authority. The state gave the militia... You have reached your article limitStay informed about a Middle East in crisis.Subscribe for $0.5/month for the first 3 months. Subscribe now Log in This article is only available to L’Orient Today subscribers. Subscribe now Log in Create a free account to continue reading this article. You’ll also receive The Morning Brief, our must-read daily digest of Middle East news. Opt out anytime Email Address Password Email Address Password I would like to receive special offers from L'Orient Today as well as selections of the best articles. Register By creating an account, you agree to the terms and conditions of use and our privacy policy. Register Or register with: Facebook
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