--- title: Lebanon Finally Broke Up with Hezbollah. Israel Might Ruin It. description: "Lebanon is turning against Hezbollah—but after decades of power, war, and collapse, is it too late? Discover the rise, سقوط, and looming conflict that could reshape the Middle East. Sources https://www.thenationalnews.com/uae/bring-it-aoun-1.490872 https://israel-alma.org/hezbollah-at-a-crossroads-on-the-anniversary-of-israels-withdrawal-from-southern-lebanon-in-may-2000/ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/menasource/twenty-years-after-the-israeli-withdrawal-from-lebanon-hezbollah-faces-host-of-challenges/ https://www.wilsoncenter.org/article/hezbollahs-record-war-politics https://www.hrw.org/report/2007/09/05/why-they-died/civilian-casualties-lebanon-during-2006-war https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/apr/30/hezbollah-syria-uprising-nasrallah https://www.csis.org/analysis/escalating-conflict-hezbollah-syria https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2013/06/07/as-it-fights-in-syria-hezbollah-seen-unfavorably-in-region/ https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/6/30/lebanon-army-raids-arsal-refugee-camps-one-killed https://thenightly.com.au/world/how-beirut-was-once-known-as-the-paris-of-the-middle-east-before-it-came-to-a-brutal-end-in-1975-civil-war-c-15605589 https://www.cidob.org/en/publications/lebanon-financial-crisis-or-national-collapse https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2022/08/02/lebanon-s-ponzi-finance-scheme-has-caused-unprecedented-social-and-economic-pain-to-the-lebanese-people https://timep.org/2026/01/15/years-into-the-financial-collapse-lebanon-still-awaits-justice/ https://www.imf.org/en/News/Articles/2015/09/28/04/53/pn01109 https://www.counterextremism.com/extremists/ali-hassan-khalil https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/17/middleeast/lebanon-protests-economy-intl https://acleddata.com/report/breaking-barriers-one-year-demonstrations-lebanon https://www.hrw.org/news/2019/10/19/lebanon-security-forces-use-excessive-force-against-protesters https://www.timesofisrael.com/hezbollah-chief-warns-of-civil-war-says-israel-exploiting-lebanon-protests/ https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/clashes-break-out-ninth-day-protests-lebanon https://www.hrw.org/report/2021/08/03/they-killed-us-inside/investigation-august-4-beirut-blast https://www.timesofisrael.com/hezbollah-fires-mortars-at-israel-idf-strike-hits-tent-on-lebanon-border-in-response/ https://www.timesofisrael.com/northern-residents-plan-to-disengage-from-israel-in-independence-day-protest/ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/18/world/middleeast/israel-exploding-pagers-hezbollah.html https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/survivors-of-israels-pager-attack-on-hezbollah-last-year-struggle-to-recover https://www.npr.org/2024/10/01/g-s1-25657/israel-ground-offensive-lebanon https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/11/5/death-toll-from-israeli-attacks-on-lebanon-surpasses-3000-health-ministry https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2024/11/14/new-world-bank-report-assesses-impact-of-conflict-on-lebanon-s-economy-and-key-sectors https://www.npr.org/2024/11/27/g-s1-36024/israel-lebanon-ceasefire-reaction https://www.newarab.com/news/support-hezbollah-growing-lebanon https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2025/12/hezbollah-still-dominant-among-lebanons-shiite-ground-shifting https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20250430-lebanese-army-dismantled-over-90-of-hezbollah-sites-near-israel-security-official-says https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/1/8/lebanons-army-says-phase-one-of-hezbollah-disarmament-in-south-completed https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-kills-lebanon-hezbollah-attack-khamenei https://www.cbsnews.com/news/beirut-lebanon-explosions-today-2020-08-04/ https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/10/12/beirut-blast-investigation-suspended https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/1/25/lebanon-top-prosecutor-files-charges-against-judge-tarek-bitar https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/24/netanyahu-vows-further-strikes-iran-lebanon-missile-hits-tel-aviv-middle-east-crisis" url: https://fronts.co/videos/homefronts-nx-w-upbnou.md canonical: https://fronts.co/videos/homefronts-nx-w-upbnou/ datePublished: 2026-03-26T18:00:46.000Z dateModified: 2026-03-26T18:00:46.000Z author: - name: Fronts Staff url: https://fronts.co/authors/fronts-team/ publisher: Fronts type: NewsArticle language: en access: members isAccessibleForFree: false tokens: 1005 --- Lebanon is turning against Hezbollah—but after decades of power, war, and collapse, is it too late? Discover the rise, سقوط, and looming conflict that could reshape the Middle East. Sources https://www.thenationalnews.com/uae/bring-it-aoun-1.490872 https://israel-alma.org/hezbollah-at-a-crossroads-on-the-anniversary-of-israels-withdrawal-from-southern-lebanon-in-may-2000/ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/menasource/twenty-years-after-the-israeli-withdrawal-from-lebanon-hezbollah-faces-host-of-challenges/ https://www.wilsoncenter.org/article/hezbollahs-record-war-politics https://www.hrw.org/report/2007/09/05/why-they-died/civilian-casualties-lebanon-during-2006-war https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/apr/30/hezbollah-syria-uprising-nasrallah https://www.csis.org/analysis/escalating-conflict-hezbollah-syria https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2013/06/07/as-it-fights-in-syria-hezbollah-seen-unfavorably-in-region/ https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/6/30/lebanon-army-raids-arsal-refugee-camps-one-killed https://thenightly.com.au/world/how-beirut-was-once-known-as-the-paris-of-the-middle-east-before-it-came-to-a-brutal-end-in-1975-civil-war-c-15605589 https://www.cidob.org/en/publications/lebanon-financial-crisis-or-national-collapse https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2022/08/02/lebanon-s-ponzi-finance-scheme-has-caused-unprecedented-social-and-economic-pain-to-the-lebanese-people https://timep.org/2026/01/15/years-into-the-financial-collapse-lebanon-still-awaits-justice/ https://www.imf.org/en/News/Articles/2015/09/28/04/53/pn01109 https://www.counterextremism.com/extremists/ali-hassan-khalil https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/17/middleeast/lebanon-protests-economy-intl https://acleddata.com/report/breaking-barriers-one-year-demonstrations-lebanon https://www.hrw.org/news/2019/10/19/lebanon-security-forces-use-excessive-force-against-protesters https://www.timesofisrael.com/hezbollah-chief-warns-of-civil-war-says-israel-exploiting-lebanon-protests/ https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/clashes-break-out-ninth-day-protests-lebanon https://www.hrw.org/report/2021/08/03/they-killed-us-inside/investigation-august-4-beirut-blast https://www.timesofisrael.com/hezbollah-fires-mortars-at-israel-idf-strike-hits-tent-on-lebanon-border-in-response/ https://www.timesofisrael.com/northern-residents-plan-to-disengage-from-israel-in-independence-day-protest/ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/18/world/middleeast/israel-exploding-pagers-hezbollah.html https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/survivors-of-israels-pager-attack-on-hezbollah-last-year-struggle-to-recover https://www.npr.org/2024/10/01/g-s1-25657/israel-ground-offensive-lebanon https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/11/5/death-toll-from-israeli-attacks-on-lebanon-surpasses-3000-health-ministry https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2024/11/14/new-world-bank-report-assesses-impact-of-conflict-on-lebanon-s-economy-and-key-sectors https://www.npr.org/2024/11/27/g-s1-36024/israel-lebanon-ceasefire-reaction https://www.newarab.com/news/support-hezbollah-growing-lebanon https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2025/12/hezbollah-still-dominant-among-lebanons-shiite-ground-shifting https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20250430-lebanese-army-dismantled-over-90-of-hezbollah-sites-near-israel-security-official-says https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/1/8/lebanons-army-says-phase-one-of-hezbollah-disarmament-in-south-completed https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-kills-lebanon-hezbollah-attack-khamenei https://www.cbsnews.com/news/beirut-lebanon-explosions-today-2020-08-04/ https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/10/12/beirut-blast-investigation-suspended https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/1/25/lebanon-top-prosecutor-files-charges-against-judge-tarek-bitar https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/24/netanyahu-vows-further-strikes-iran-lebanon-missile-hits-tel-aviv-middle-east-crisis --- Full analysis is behind the paywall. 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