Lebanese Families Return to Devastation Amidst Truce, US Continues Arming Aggressor
As reported by The New Arab, Lebanese families are cautiously returning to their homes in southern Lebanon following a declared ceasefire. They find widespread destruction, a testament to the recent bombardments. This fragile truce offers little solace to those whose lives have been upended, with many facing the daunting task of rebuilding amidst uncertainty. Mainstream outlets, like The New Arab,
frame this as a period of 'hope' and 'return,' focusing on the resilience of affected communities. This narrative downplays the active role of one primary aggressor and its international backers. What is consistently omitted is the continued flow of US military aid to the very entity responsible for this destruction. The US has provided Israel with more than $3.8 billion annually in military
assistance under a 10-year Memorandum of Understanding signed in 2016, and has expedited further arms shipments, including precision-guided munitions, even as the humanitarian crisis deepens. This pattern is not new. The US has a long history of enabling devastation in the region, only to later offer nominal reconstruction assistance. For instance, following the 2006 Israeli invasion of Lebanon,
which caused an estimated $2.8 billion in damages, the US pledged modest humanitarian aid after initially blocking international calls for a ceasefire. This double standard illustrates a consistent foreign policy: facilitating military aggression while disingenuously posturing as a neutral party or humanitarian benefactor. The human cost, currently over 680,000 Palestinians killed in Gaza