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A Weary Lebanon Grapples with Hizbullah's Entry into Iran War
(Ha'aretz) Nagham Zbeedat - Hizbullah announced it was formally joining Iran in escalating the war against Israel on Monday. The impact of escalation - especially for those fleeing Lebanon's south and Beirut's Dahiyeh neighborhood - was visible. Displaced families arriving in northern areas report landlords refusing to rent to them if they are Shiite or perceived to support Hizbullah. Many Lebanese from the south are, in fact, Hizbullah supporters. One Lebanese wrote on X, "You create the disaster and then call on the state and the government to come rescue you after you're displaced and your homes are destroyed. All year you are aligned with Iran. When war comes, you remember you are Lebanese." Hadi Mourad, a Shiite physician, wrote on social media that Hizbullah had "dragged Lebanon's Shiites into madness, death and killing for Iran, not for Lebanese dignity."