Israel Launches Invasion Into Southern Lebanon: Live Updates and News
Briefly

"Hezbollah, the Iran-funded Shiite Muslim militia that doubles as a major political party and social services organization, does not run Lebanon in any official sense. But under Mr. Nasrallah, it sometimes seemed as if it was the only force that mattered..."
"Many say Lebanon's current anguish began in 2019, when the economy imploded and took the country's once-robust middle class with it. Mass anti-government protests that fall did nothing to dislodge the country's widely loathed political class."
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