Comment by underdeserver 10 months ago
Hezbollah are not Palestinian. They're Shia Lebanese. And they're engaging in warfare against Israel with no provocation.
Israel responds by targeting Hezbollah weapons, assets and militants.
That doesn't explain why the average Sunni Lebanese in Beirut would feel like they need to "resist" Israel.
'Allah's Messenger said, "The Hour will not be established until you fight with the Jews, and the stone behind which a Jew will be hiding will say. "O Muslim! There is a Jew hiding behind me, so kill him."'
(94)Chapter: Fighting against the Jews Sahih al-Bukhari 2926 Book 56, Hadith 139
(Part of Sunni Islam)
Hezbollah considers that they must fight Israel following the Gaza war. They’ve stated they won’t stop until the Israelis leave Gaza.
The average Sunni Muslim in Beirut either remembers, or has family who remembers what happened during the (unprovoked by the Lebanese) Israeli invasion and subsequent occupation. Today, most of the Arab world supports Hamas in the Gaza war, considering that the large number of civilians being killed is essentially mass murder. Mix these two informations, and you will find very little trust towards Israelis. Add today’s attacks and things get even worse.
It’s very easy to destroy trust, and very hard to build it. None of this has to be perfectly logical - it’s not how people work.
I didn't say that the invasion didn't affect many Lebanese. Only that the Lebanese don't need to "resist" Israel, because it is not a threat to them, so long as they're not attacking it (or are in close proximity to those who are).
And they're engaging in warfare against Israel with no provocation.
Actually they were conceived and rose to prominence in direct response to this rather substantial provocation:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1982_Lebanon_War