A lesson from Israel's past in Lebanon

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By Made by History / Produced by Olivia B. Waxman After an Israeli bombardment killed Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, the conflict appears to be escalating, with Iran firing retaliatory missiles at Israel and fighting between Israeli forces and Hezbollah increasing. Ibrahim Al-Marashi argues in Made by History that this outcome reflects a failure to learn key lessons from Israel’s 1982 invasion of Lebanon. While a heavy military assault in that conflict achieved short-term victory for Israel, it also created long-term political, social, and humanitarian problems. Hezbollah, a militia that has since become a major political force in Lebanon, was able to build strength based on the population’s resentment of decades of Israeli occupation and intervention. Since Oct. 7, 2023, Hezbollah has launched rockets into Israel, in solidarity with Hamas—and now, after almost a year of trading smaller strikes across the border, Israel has responded as it did in 1982: with overwhelming force. But, Al-Marashi writes, history may suggest that only de-escalation can point toward a viable long-term solution.

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