By Invitation | The Israel-Hizbullah war

Lebanon needs a new army in the south, says Yair Lapid

Israel’s opposition leader sees a way to turn war into a much-needed reset for the country

Illustration: Dan Williams

THE ONGOING war between Israel and Hizbullah is a chance, perhaps the last, for Lebanon to become a normal state again. What is needed is wholesale defeat of Hizbullah, and a new administration and army in the country’s south.

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