In the news: the fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon

In the news: the fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon
In the news: the fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon

« Why Hezbollah believes it has not lost this war », titre the Orient-the Day… « The images of residents of the suburbs of Beirut, the South and the Bekaa on the roads a few moments after the ceasefire came into effect at dawn on Thursday, are, for Hezbollah, the greatest victory », assures the French-speaking Lebanese daily, which continues: “ the attachment that his popular environment has for him, despite all the pressures and losses to which he is subject, constitutes a blatant failure for the Israelis “. Affirmation, however, qualified by this clarification: “ some consider it a defeat for Hezbollah, even for Lebanon, due to the scale of the destruction ».

Another point of view, that of Haaretz : for the Israeli daily “ Iran and Hezbollah lost, but Israel did not win “. Indeed, explains the newspaper, “ the strategic landscape and balance of power in the Middle East has been redrawn, largely in favor of Israel and at the expense of Iran ». More ” Israelis seek security, they certainly won't have it until the Palestinian question is resolved ».

Hope for the hostages?

The Jerusalem Post he also delivers his analysis on the issue. According to the daily, the ceasefire in Lebanon affects the situation in Gaza. The newspaper thus states that “ Hamas officials say they are ready to negotiate the release of the hostages “. One of them, Sami Abu Zuhri, having declared that “ Hamas appreciates Lebanon's right to reach an agreement that protects its people » and that he hopes “ that it will pave the way for an agreement that will end the genocidal war against the people of Gaza ».

For his part, the Times met angry Israelis… These are “ displaced residents » from the north of the country, which “ afraid to return home », explains the Times« they fear that the agreement with Israel will make them vulnerable, and that Hezbollah will be reborn “. The British daily met Rachel. “ This agreement does not give us any security ”, she said. “ We are so close to Lebanon. I keep imagining that October 7 will happen to us too. It's a matter of luck if it hasn't already happened ».

On the Lebanese side, the New York Times interviewed residents returning home to Balbeek. “ They return to the rubble and the sorrow ”, as evidenced by Taflah, a 79-year-old woman who “ sweeps the debris from the facade of his house, one of the few still standing » and who declares: “ I cried all day ».

Tortured on camera

Also in the international press this morning, the death of Prince Johnson, former war leader in Liberia…« He drank beer while his men cut off the president's ears “, explain the worldin Berlin, which specifies: “ Johnson became infamous » since this episode. It was 1990. “ Johnson, then 38, led a rebel group that invaded Monrovia, captured former President Samuel Doe and tortured him on camera ». « After the war », continues the world« Johnson was elected senator from Nimba district “. And the country has “ bans the sale of the infamous Samuel Doe torture video, which was for a long time available on street stalls ».

The merits of aspirin

Finally, hope in cancer research. Hope comes fromSpainthanks to a discovery that we detail The Country. Two young Spanish scientists aged 28 and 29, “ discovered, through experiments on rodents, a promising way to improve immunotherapy: certain anti-inflammatories such as aspirin “. So ” mice genetically modified to develop tumors resembling those of humans, and which are treated with immunotherapy and anti-inflammatories, generally live much longer “. Better: some of them are even cured!

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