What Israel’s Beirut strike tells us

By Sean Durns

Published January 3, 2024 11:55am ET

What Israel’s Beirut strike tells us — Civil defense workers clean the street in front of an apartment building where an apparent Israeli strike Tuesday killed top Hamas political leader Saleh Arouri, in the southern suburb of Beirut that is a Hezbollah stronghold, Lebanon, Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2024. The apparent Israeli strike that killed Hamas' No. 2 political leader, marking a potentially significant escalation of Israel's war against the militant group and heightening the risk of a wider Middle East conflict. | (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

American deterrence has been collapsing in the Middle East. But a recent Israeli strike in the heart of Lebanon could help restore it — if Washington gets out of its own way.

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