The night sky above Beirut lit up again, not with stars but with the flash of Israeli missiles. This time, the strikes came despite a pointed rebuke from Donald Trump, who accused Israel of 'losing the PR war'. But on the ground, the human cost is anything but a public relations exercise.
In the southern suburbs, families fled their homes in the dark, clutching children and belongings. The UK government has warned that we are on the brink of a 'regional conflagration'. This is not just a geopolitical chess match.
It is a profound cultural shift, a hardening of hearts on all sides. The old rules of engagement, such as they were, have been discarded. What we are witnessing is a dangerous escalation where no one is willing to blink.
And the people of Lebanon, once again, pay the price for the ambitions of others.
