Lebanese Grapple With Fear And Tough Choices As Regional War Looms

WEB: Lebanese grapple with fear and tough choices as regional war looms

Beirut, Lebanon

On July 27, Loubna El wrote, "As the specter of a major war looms, Lebanese grapple with whether to flee."

More than 515 people have been killed in Lebanon since October, including more than 100 civilians, according to the government.

Elements of Gaza 2035 are apparent even in the way the extreme right part of Netanyahu's government tries to run the country.

Such scenes may seem surreal in a region teetering on the edge of all-out war and beneath the surface there is fear that the country is closer to the brink than many imagine.

A grueling four-year-long economic collapse widely blamed on the governing elite has left Lebanon ill-prepared for a major conflict with Israel.

Fears of a regional war rose Thursday after Lebanon's powerful Hezbollah movement said none of Israel would be safe from its rockets if war broke out.