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Source: https://quillette.com/2026/03/08/irans-risky-gamble-hezbollah-israel-kurds-gulf/
Hizbullah Facing Pressure from Israel and within Lebanon, while Cut Off from Iran
(Quillette-Australia) Benny Morris - On Day Three of the war with Iran, Hizbullah launched a salvo of short-range rockets toward Israel's northern communities. The IDF responded with bombardments of targets in southern and eastern Lebanon and in the Dahiya quarter of southern Beirut, Hizbullah's main stronghold. Moreover, the IDF ordered the inhabitants of southern Lebanon, most of whom are Shi'ites, to completely evacuate the villages south of the Litani River as well as the Dahiya district. More than half a million Lebanese are reportedly on the move and seeking shelter. On Friday, the Israel Air Force began toppling multistorey apartment blocks in Dahiya. So far, Hizbullah rockets and drones have been largely ineffectual. Over the past few days, the Lebanese Christian and Sunni publics, who together form the bulk of the country's population, have been outspoken in their condemnations of Hizbullah for dragging Lebanon into a destructive war contrary to the country's interests. And many Lebanese Shi'ites, including Nabih Berri, the speaker of the Lebanese parliament, have joined the chorus of disapproval. The writer is professor emeritus of Middle Eastern history at Ben-Gurion University.