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Israel’s attacks and pressure sowing seeds for division in tense Lebanon
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Israel’s attacks and pressure sowing seeds for division in tense Lebanon

Al Jazeera·Justin Salhani·27 days ago
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Beirut, Lebanon – Israel’s attacks on Lebanon and pressure on the Lebanese government to disarm the pro-Iran Shia movement Hezbollah by force are stoking internal tensions, analysts have told Al Jazeera. Israel is leaning on this division as a strategy to try to pit communities against one another, they say. The strategy is working, they add, pointing to a recent series of sectarian and political provocations. Recommended Stories list of 3 items list 1 of 3 US pushing Israeli de-escalation ahead of new talks: Lebanese official list 2 of 3 Turkiye unveils its first intercontinental ballistic missile: What we know list 3 of 3 Iran war day 69: Tehran ‘reviewing’ US proposals; Israel bombs Beirut end of list “It’s not a byproduct [of the war]. They know very well what they’re doing,” Michael Young, a Lebanon expert at the Carnegie Middle East Center, told Al Jazeera.…

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