Without a Struggle: Hezbollah Tightens Its Grip on the State of Lebanon | Amit Yagur
The threat across the border: While the Lebanese government struggles to establish its sovereignty, Hezbollah deepens its hold on the country through reconstruction funds, civilian institutions, and Iranian support.
Assessment
Hezbollah is tightening its grip on Lebanon not through military confrontation but by filling the vacuum left by a weak central government. Reconstruction funds, civilian institutions, and Iranian backing let the organization entrench itself as a parallel state. The real contest is no longer about borders. It is about whether Lebanon's government can reclaim basic sovereignty before Hezbollah's control becomes irreversible.