International newspapers and websites focused in reports and opinion articles on the current developments in Lebanon, especially the repercussions of the Israeli occupation’s assassination of the Secretary-General of the Lebanese Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, on Lebanon and Iran.
The Washington Post wrote in an opinion article that “Nasrallah is gone, but Hezbollah’s threat to Israel remains.”
The article adds that Israel will remain forced to deal with Hezbollah for many more years to come, while stressing that the party, in return, must “worry about the secrets of Israel’s success in penetrating it at the highest levels,” pointing out that the task of Nasrallah’s successor will not be easy.
The French “Le Monde” monitored the repercussions of the assassination of the Secretary-General of Hezbollah, and quoted a French expert on Lebanese affairs as saying, “Lebanon feared the growth of sectarian tendencies with the disappearance of Nasrallah, but the circumstances in which he was killed and the manner in which he was killed sparked resentment even among those who did not like him.”
According to the French “Media Part” website, Nasrallah “combined the characteristics of a military, political and religious leader and turned into an icon when his popularity reached its peak in the first decade of the current millennium,” “but the status he achieved and the expansion of Hezbollah’s scope, strength, and activities were factors that had costs and negative repercussions.” “On him and his organization.”
The Guardian newspaper touched on Iran’s position, and Patrick Wintour wrote, “The killing of Hassan Nasrallah left Iran facing the fateful choice that it had long sought to avoid.”
Wintour added, “If Tehran does not prove that it is more decisive than it has been so far, the biggest winner who is able to turn the tide will be Benjamin Netanyahu (Prime Minister of Israel).”
An editorial in the French newspaper “La Croix” stated that Israel wants to guarantee its security by imposing terror in Lebanon, Gaza and the West Bank. The editorial described the killing of Nasrallah as “a step towards the unknown taken by Israel.”
The Haaretz newspaper published an analysis by Yossi Verter in which he said that despite the joy that spread throughout Israel after the assassination of Hassan Nasrallah, “we should not forget that a government consisting of Netanyahu, Smotrich and Ben Gvir is the one destroying Israel,” referring to the Ministers of National Security Itamar Ben Gvir and Finance Minister Bezalel. Smotrich.
The writer adds, “Israel needs a leader who will restore reason to its government and also rebuild its relations in the region and with the United States.”
In Foreign Affairs magazine, Andrew Miller, the former US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Israeli-Palestinian Affairs, wrote an article in which he called on Washington to reconsider its diplomatic approach and “follow a new strategy to avoid a greater catastrophe in the Middle East.”
The writer believes that shuttle diplomacy must lead to effective results and end the war in Gaza, and pointed out that “the lives of Israelis, Palestinians, Lebanese, and Americans depend on the next American approach.”