How October 7 changed Lebanon and Hezbollah’s political reality

Beirut, Lebanon – A day after the October 7, 2023, attack on Israel and the beginning of Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza, Hezbollah made the decision to join the war, in what it said was support of the Palestinian people. It is a decision that analysts say has forever shaped Lebanese politics.

Experts said the group had underestimated the depth of Israel’s intelligence penetratio...