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Al Jazeera
Politics
Mat Nashed

Can a Hezbollah-Israel war trigger civil strife in Lebanon?

Lebanon's Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah gives a televised address during a ceremony, in Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon May 31, 2024 [Mohamed Azakir/Reuters]

Beirut, Lebanon – Hezbollah’s effort to contain – as opposed to ending – its low-level conflict with Israel is drawing praise and condemnation from across Lebanon.

The split harks back to the 1975-1990 civil war, which split political factions across class and sectarian lines in support of or opposition to the Palestinian armed struggle against Israel being waged from Lebanon.

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