Anonymous1 day ago
Israel's military campaign in Lebanon has expanded well beyond Hezbollah's traditional strongholds into the Bekaa Valley, northern Lebanon, and municipalities under state control, killing over 1,029 people and displacing 1.2 million — roughly 20 percent of the population. The World Bank estimates $14 billion in total economic damage, with reconstruction needs of $11 billion dwarfing the $3.5 billion toll of the 2006 war, while international legal scholars challenge the proportionality and legality of strikes on non-Hezbollah territory and the diplomatic response remains fragmented.