LEBANON AND ISRAEL | HOW THE BEAUTIFUL BRIDGE NATION SUFFERED
Global Affairs Session 46 02 June 2026 LEBANON AND ISRAEL History, identity and a fragile frontline Lebanon's confessional democracy, its religious diversity and its position in the Levant make it central to Middle Eastern rivalries. Decades of conflict with Israel, capped by the 2006 war, have left Hezbollah, UNIFIL and UN Resolution 1701 at the centre of the country's security. The 2026 escalation, tied to the wider Iran-Israel confrontation, has again turned Lebanon into a frontline state even as reconstruction and refugee questions remain unresolved.