Hezbollah has launched strikes against Israel, prompting a robust military response and sparking anger among the Lebanese population, including the southern Shiite community, which is now on the frontlines of Israeli military operations. The militant group has lost political backers in Lebanon due to the escalation. The situation is linked to the honoring of Iran's late supreme leader Ali Khamenei
The militant group Hezbollah has lost political backers in Lebanon after strikes it launched this week against Israel to honour Iran’s late supreme leader Ali Khamenei provoked a robust military response. Lack of public support for the militant group has even spread to the southern Shiite community, which is now on the frontlines of Israeli military operations.