Drawing information: historical past repeats itself in Lebanon, hostage to the battle within the Middle East | EUROtoday

The battle in Iran, launched greater than a month in the past by the United States and Israel, has added gas to the hearth of the battle between Lebanon and Israel.

Hezbollah, performing in help of Tehran, elevated rocket and drone hearth from the start of March, whereas the Israeli military elevated strikes and launched large floor operations in South Lebanon, intending to increase its “control” on the bottom.

Lebanon on Tuesday denounced Israel’s intention for a “new occupation” of its territory, after Israel mentioned it could set up a “security zone” in Lebanon as soon as the battle ends.

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The battle has already prompted greater than 1,200 deaths and the displacement of 1,000,000 individuals within the nation of Cedar, in keeping with the Lebanese authorities and the UN. While Israel seeks to completely dismantle Hezbollah, Lebanon is sinking right into a severe humanitarian disaster and historical past is repeating itself.

Born in 1967 in Karachi, to a Swiss father and a Lebanese mom, Patrick Chappatte is a cartoonist and cartoonist-reporter. After beginning out within the Swiss press, he moved to New York for a number of years the place he labored for the New York Times and Newsweek. He lives and works between Geneva and Los Angeles.

Every week he creates drawings on the entrance web page of the Geneva every day Le Temps, attracts for The International New York Times, Neue Zürcher Zeitung and in addition contributes to Yahoo! France. His drawings are featured within the worldwide press.

Chappatte additionally produces reviews within the type of comedian strips, notably among the many rebels of Ivory Coast, in Gaza and behind the scenes on the Elysée.