Lebanon’s Call for Talks with Israel Masks Hezbollah’s Threat to Regional Stability

Lebanon’s president Joseph Aoun recently called for negotiations with Israel, suggesting that war has achieved no real results between the two nations. Yet beneath this call for dialogue lies the persistent threat of Hezbollah, whose militant actions continue to destabilize the region and challenge America’s strategic interests. Can Negotiations Succeed While Hezbollah Holds the Reins? Aoun’s comments come in the wake of a tumultuous period marked by intense conflict: after Hamas launched a brutal attack on Israel in October 2023, killing over 1,200 Israelis and taking hostages, Hezbollah opened a second front against Israel from Lebanon. Despite a U.S.-brokered ceasefire...