In the macabre theater of the Near East, the tragedy is now played on two fronts. On the one hand, Gaza, transformed into a field of ruins where every day brings its share of victims – yesterday, 42 dead under the Israeli bombs. On the other, Lebanon, where the fragile cease-fire with Hezbollah is already vacillating under the accusations of violations by Israel.
The parallel between these two territories is as striking as it is revealing. In Gaza, the Israeli strategy seems clear: a war of total wear where the civilian population pays the high price. The figures make it vertigo: more than 44,000 dead, more than 100,000 injured. Behind these chilling statistics hides an even darker reality: that of a population of two million souls cornered by the abyss, where famine, according to the UN, is no longer a threat but an imminence.
In Lebanon, the scenario takes shape differently, but with the same relentless logic. The ceasefire agreement, sponsored by Washington and Paris, appears to be an exercise in facade diplomacy. How can we believe in the sincerity of a peace commitment when the inhabitants of South Lebanon remain prohibited from access to their own homes?
The words of Gideon Levy, a dissident voice of the daily Haaretz, resonate as a terrible confirmation: where Lebanon can hope for a de -escalation, Gaza remains condemned to an endless war. “No evacuation planned,” he tells us. In other words: no exit from the crisis envisaged.
This distinction in the treatment of the two fronts reveals a calculated geopolitical strategy. In Lebanon, the presence of Hezbollah, supported by Iran, forces a certain restraint. In Gaza, isolated and besieged, the military hand can fall without constraint, transforming the enclave into a laboratory of a burned earth policy.
Meanwhile, the international community is content to count the dead and launch warnings on the current humanitarian disaster. A passivity that raises questions: how far will we let the situation deteriorate before imposing a true peace, which is not just a simple respite between two massacres?
