Hezbollah appeared to be vulnerable as a result of a daring action that took place in the Dahieh suburb located in the city from the south. This has the capacity to bring about a transformation in the Middle East. The group has made a threat of retaliation against Israel.
“God will exact his vengeance on Israel, the United States, and the United Kingdom.””God will exact his vengeance on Israel, the United States, and the United Kingdom.”
In the capital city of Lebanon, Beirut, where Israel carried out an attack that resulted in the death of Fuad Shukr, the highest-ranking military leader of Hezbollah, the debris is still being swept away.
Hezbollah appeared to be vulnerable as a result of the bold action that was taken in the Dahieh suburb, located in the southern part of the city. This has the capacity to bring about a transformation in the Middle East. The group has made a threat of retaliation against Israel.
A woman named Noura Beddran, who is 65 years old, is standing next to the building where Shukr was murdered. She is extremely animated and enraged. During the time of the explosion, she mentioned to me that she was in the lift.
The explosion completely destroyed her apartment. She illustrates the extent of the devastation to me, which includes bricks on the beds, windows that have been blown out, and everything else that is covered in dust.
During the time that the explosion occurred, my daughter was sleeping in this room; however, she had already moved to the other room at that very moment. According to what she tells me, “when it hit, she couldn’t see a thing.”
It is a Hezbollah stronghold; therefore, I enquire as to whether or not she is concerned that Israel will hit her region once more.
“We never know when they will strike; for so long, they would attack us day and night; they don’t have any limits,” she explains further.
When they want, they will strike us whenever they want. The United States of America, Israel, and Britain will all be the targets of God’s vengeance.
When I get down a few floors, I encounter Sabah Suleiman, who is forty years old. In a room that is nothing more than a shell, she is sitting and staring aimlessly into the void.
The situation is intolerable, she says. “You’re sitting there doing nothing and suddenly everything collapses on you.”
She claims that she does not have a fear of death; rather, the worry is devastating because she is constantly wondering when the next attack might occur.
“When you live through times like these, you die a hundred times every day,” she explains further.
Both Hezbollah’s influence and its firepower have significantly increased over the past few years, despite the fact that Western powers have labelled it as a terrorist group.
As a result of Israel’s attack on one of its senior leaders, the organisation suffered a significant setback. They were deprived of a man who had been instrumental in their transformation from a clandestine civil war militia group into a significant role in the region.
Having to contend with Lebanon’s own particular dysfunction is a challenge.
Even if it holds power, the government does not have complete control. Both the economy and the government are in a state of disarray. In the same way, they are attempting to speculate on the next step that Hezbollah will take. And they are having a hard time getting ready for anything that may come their way.
In the worst-case scenario, according to Nasser Yassin, the environment minister who is in charge of overseeing contingency planning for a broader conflict, Lebanon would require $100 million (£79 million) every month to provide its demands for food, shelter, healthcare, and other necessities.
It is a condition that is highly unlikely to occur. Additionally, he has a low level of confidence in Benjamin Netanyahu’s ability to commit to a ceasefire.
“I think Netanyahu is only concerned about waging this regional war to save his neck,” he tells me in conversation.
However, the Israeli prime minister has stated that he will return to the bargaining table. This comes after the United States of America, Qatar, and Egypt requested that he meet with them the following week to discuss a truce.
Despite the fact that there are a number of things that could take place in the meantime that could derail those efforts, diplomacy is still going on around the area and the larger world.
The most recent sources indicate that Hezbollah may now strike out on its own, with Iran waiting for its response until after probable peace discussions in Gaza, which are scheduled to take place next week.
In fact, Hezbollah is a wild card that very few people feel as though they can trust. They, along with every other player, have stated that they wish to avoid a full-scale conflict. On the other hand, they have not wavered in their determination to take action against Israel, and it is quite probable that they will wish to issue a more severe warning than anything that has been issued in the past.