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Editorial cartoon of a sweating Lebanese Army general holding a velvet rope open as a Hezbollah protest march pushes past him on a Beirut street, with a government building behind him whose padlock hangs from an open door

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Lebanon: The State Sent Its Army. Hezbollah Sent Its Regards.

Hezbollah protests in Beirut after explosives seizures. The Lebanese Army shows up to manage tensions. Critics say the state can't enforce its own authority.

Satire & commentary · 2026-10-18

Lebanon: The State Sent Its Army. Hezbollah Sent Its Regards.

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