Lebanon govt stuck between Israel and Hezbollah in war it didn't wantBEIRUT, Lebanon, March 25, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - Lebanon's weakened government has been wedged into a war not of its choosing between Hezbollah and Israel, as the Iran-backed militants harden their stance and Israel demands the group's elimination. Created after Israel invaded in 1982, Hezbollah is the only group to have kept its weapons since the country's 1975-1990 civil war, doing so in the name of "resistance" against Israel. Since the latest war erupted, Lebanon's government has taken unprecedented steps to try to rein in Hezbollah and its patron Iran. Hezbollah and the Revolutionary Guards, the ideological arm of Iran's military, have announced joint operations against Israel since the start of the war. According to the Lebanese official source, "Israel wants negotiations under fire" and won't accept a truce as proposed by Aoun.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha March 25, 2026 22:53 UTC