"Israel is defining a new reality in Lebanon, analysts told Al Jazeera, with potential long-term consequences that could reshape the country in ways unlike the 2024 war, and the 2006 conflict before that, which also featured forced mass exoduses and displacement, widespread killing, and what experts called the urbicide of Beirut's southern suburbs."
"Israel may redraw the demographic map of Lebanon to try and pressure Hezbollah and sever the connection between the group and its support base, according to Michael Young, a Lebanese analyst and writer."
"Many in Lebanon said the ceasefire which Israel violated more than 10,000 times, according to United Nations peacekeepers was always one-sided. Now, even that is well and truly over, as Hezbollah is attacking Israeli military sites."
Israel has intensified military operations in Lebanon, creating a mass displacement crisis with approximately 400 deaths and widespread bombing across the country including Beirut. The campaign follows Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei's assassination on February 28, after which Hezbollah attacked Israeli military sites for the first time in over a year. Israel declared the November 2024 ceasefire void after this retaliation, despite having violated it thousands of times according to UN peacekeepers. Analysts suggest Israel aims to redraw Lebanon's demographic map to pressure Hezbollah and sever its connection to civilian support networks. The military has ordered mass evacuations from southern Lebanon and Beirut's southern suburbs, creating consequences potentially more severe than previous conflicts in 2006 and 2024.
Read at www.aljazeera.com
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