A massive Israeli strike on Beirut at the weekend signalled just how one-sided the ceasefire agreed with Lebanon in November has been. Yet Hezbollah seems in no position to respond, with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun instead imploring the Americans and French to intervene and rein in Israel. Meanwhile, new Syrian President Ahmed Al-Sharaa suggested last week that he would be willing to normalise relations with Israel in exchange for sanctions relief, in what would be a momentous step from a former Islamist fighter.
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