Lebanon: Nasrallah killing is an era-defining cataclysm. Does it mean regional war?
In just ten days, Israel wiped out most of the leadership of Hezbollah, including its iconic chairman, at an enormous cost to civilians. But the path to wider conflict now seems murkier; here's why.
Even by the reckless standards set by Israel over the course of its war in Gaza, yesterday’s ratio of innocent victims to military target was gargantuan. The Hezbollah command bunker was located deep under several apartment blocks in Beirut’s southern suburb of Dahieyh. By some reports, Israel tried hitting the roof of the bunker in-between the building…
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