Fawaz Gerges: ‘This is a war on the Lebanese people’

<article data-history-node-id="441600" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/fawaz-gerges-war-lebanese-people" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/fawaz-gerges-war-lebanese-people" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Fawaz Gerges: ‘This is a war on the Lebanese people’</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>Lebanese-American academic and author Fawaz Gerges explains why he is against the mainstream media narrative that the current conflict in Lebanon is between the Israeli army and the resistance group Hezbollah.</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-media-max-width="560"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">Lebanese-American academic and author Fawaz Gerges explains why he is against the mainstream media narrative that the current conflict in Lebanon is between the Israeli army and the resistance group Hezbollah <a href="https://t.co/rfd2J5CSRI">pic.twitter.com/rfd2J5CSRI</a></p> — Middle East Eye (@MiddleEastEye) <a href="https://x.com/MiddleEastEye/status/2061968960564920793?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 3, 2026</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.x.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div> </div> </article>