israel is destroying itself and here is some of why i say that;

Israeli drones still hum across Dahiyeh, taunting residents of this Beirut suburb.

Enveloped in the ruins of war, the people of Dahiyeh have grown accustomed to the dry whirr of constant surveillance.

The atmosphere since the ceasefire agreement of 27 November has been one of hyper-vigilance, especially as Israel has repeatedly violated the truce.

“This ceasefire won’t hold,” an older resident of Burj al-Barajneh – a Palestinian refugee camp in the Dahiyeh area – tells me.

“The Israelis want to see how far they can push Hizballah until there’s a response. But we will outlast them no matter what they do.”

It is becoming more difficult to argue that the war of attrition has not evolved into another phase, one which may drive the Lebanese resistance into reengaging.

Despite all the destruction, there is a spirit of resilience in Dahiyeh, as well as a devotion to the resistance movement.

The devotion is palpable on a visit to Rawdat al-Shahidain cemetery. Here one finds rows of headstones dedicated to Hizballah fighters, their graves adorned with flowers, letters and ribbons that read “martyrs on the path to Jerusalem.”

Those passing a grave kiss their fingertips before kneeling down and placing their fingers on the headstone’s base.

A young man named Jamal stood near the cemetery’s entrance, prayer beads passing slowly between his fingers.

“People from all over Lebanon come to visit the martyrs each day,” he said. “People from all walks of life.”

A mother sat in front of her son’s grave, gently caressing his photograph. Her son’s greatest achievement, the woman said, was sacrificing himself for the people of Gaza.

“My child could have lived like others, thinking of himself and only himself,” the woman said. “But he decided at a young age that he would rather live according to his principles and he joined the resistance.”...........more.........