While Israel ramps up fighting and air strikes in Lebanon – and Hezbollah increases its drone and rocket attacks on Israel – Lebanon’s beloved but chronically underfunded military is sitting out

Military force with little or no capacity to defend against invaders has largely confined itself to helping civilians

Lebanon authorities reported on Monday that more than 2,300 people have died as victims of attacks carried out by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) for over a year, but especially over the last month, when it has intensified its offensive against Hezbollah.