From November 2024 to March 1, 2026, Israel carried out consistent aerial strikes in the south of Lebanon, targeted assassinations, and the occupation of five strategic points, alongside more than 10,000 documented violations. Over 300 Lebanese were killed, kidnappings persisted, and reconstruction efforts were blocked. At no point was there a genuine ceasefire; rather, what existed functioned as “ceasefire warfare,” serving as a cover for ongoing artillery shelling.
Dear Susan Ormiston,
I am writing on behalf of Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East (www.cjpme.org) regarding the analysis you wrote on March 19, 2026: “Can Lebanon's Hezbollah survive another war with Israel?”
I appreciated reading your perspective and want to provide some constructive feedback in response.
In the article, you state that the militant group Hezbollah launched missiles into Israel to “avenge the assassination of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.”
However, this framing omits critical context that readers ought to be aware of, and that I believe is essential for understanding the dynamics at work.
From November 2024 to March 1, 2026, Israel carried out consistent aerial strikes in the south of Lebanon, targeted assassinations, and the occupation of five strategic points, alongside more than 10,000 documented violations. Over 300 Lebanese were killed, kidnappings persisted, and reconstruction efforts were blocked. At no point was there a genuine ceasefire; rather, what existed functioned as “ceasefire warfare,” serving as a cover for ongoing artillery shelling.
I write in good faith and from lived experience. My family, like many other Lebanese families, has been directly affected by these ongoing violations since November 2024. They have been evacuated and unable to return home for over a year and a half. I fear that many Canadian readers are unaware of the nuances I raise.
I hope you will be mindful in future reporting to incorporate Israel’s repeated ceasefire violations over the past year and a half, in order to provide a more balanced analysis of the conditions facing communities in southern Lebanon, which have endured an ongoing existential threat of forced displacement, occupation, and slow-motion annihilation.