Published: 7 August 2020
Last updated: 4 March 2024
After the disaster in Beirut, Hezbollah's challenges and Trump's misstep (Ynet)
The explosion may cost Hezbollah politically but help Lebanon financially with international funding now free to flow; Trump's statement that it was caused by a bomb was irresponsible and harmful for Israel
UN Secretary-General Guterres calls on Lebanon to disarm Hezbollah (Jerusalem Post)
Israel and the United States want the UNSC to expand the mandate to better empower UNIFIL to investigate violations by Hezbollah.
For Hezbollah, Beirut devastation makes provoking Israel even riskier (Haaretz)
It seems Israeli intelligence services have nothing to do with the explosion; Nasrallah has a long-term problem, and public pressure may lead to a real attempt to demilitarise
Beirut blast may see Lebanese scrutiny turn to Hezbollah’s weapon stores (Times of Israel)
Terror group liable to catch flack for keeping its explosives in civilian areas; IDF closely monitoring fallout of explosions, still bracing for possible border attack
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Mayor of Haifa, home to oil, chemical facilities, warns of Beirut-style disaster (Times of Israel)
Officials in northern port city see blasts in Lebanese capital as ‘wake-up call,’ urge government to speed up efforts to move dangerous oil, petrochemical industries away from bay
Photo: Explosion aftermath (Hussein Mala/AP)
