Israel is not shedding any tears as car bombs explode in southern Beirut’s Dahiya quarter. But this malicious joy against Hezbollah should go along with quite a lot of concern: The ongoing instability in Lebanon could affect the relative calm on the northern border.

Week after week, Hezbollah suffers painful blows in its soft belly, this time in southern Beirut. Another record was broken on Thursday when a car bomb exploded in the Dahiya quarter. Time and again Hezbollah stands helpless in the face of a terror offensive – but in the meantime it must restrain itself, as its internal status in Lebanon does not allow it to act today as it acted in the past.

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