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Israeli Strikes Kill 51 in Lebanon

Is Israel reestablishing dominance over a weakened Hezbollah or systematically destroying Lebanon's civilian infrastructure?

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Above: A view of destruction at the site of an Israeli strike on a medical center in Burj Qalaouiyah, southern Lebanon, on March 15. Image credit: Courtney Bonneau/Middle East Images/AFP/Getty Images

The Spin

Pro-Israel narrative

Hezbollah's response to Israel's assassination of Radwan Force commander Ahmad Ghaleb Balout amounted to little more than a symbolic gesture, with the group firing only single-digit rockets daily compared to the hundreds it once launched. Israel has reestablished dominance, holding parts of southern Lebanon while Hezbollah is left with only a fraction of its former rocket arsenal, making the cost of continued escalation far higher for the group.

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Anti-Israel narrative

Israel has killed at least 2,846 people in Lebanon since March 2, displaced more than 1.2 million and systematically wiped out entire villages, reducing centuries-old communities to rubble. Strikes have repeatedly hit medical facilities and killed more than 103 healthcare workers, pointing not to a narrow campaign against Hezbollah, but to the deliberate destruction of Lebanon's civilian infrastructure and its ability to function as a society.

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