The conflict between Israel and Hezbollah is continuing and Israel has announced it may occupy Lebanon's south long term. On Monday and Tuesday, Lebanese and Israeli civilians once again woke to explosions as fighting between Israel and the Iran-backed Hezbollah group continued. "The situation is catastrophic," Sukaina Hemadah, a 37-year-old mother in Beirut, told DW. "Israel's occupation of south Lebanon is an existential threat to Lebanon as a state," he said. "Beirut has proven incapable of reining in Hezbollah's military activities by itself," he said.

Source: The North Africa Journal March 25, 2026 00:11 UTC