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The Arab press describes a Lebanon under maximum pressure, between intensification of strikes, threat to the Masnaa passage, heavy loss of life and diplomatic battle for its vital access. This Lebanese press review shows how war spills over from the front to touch sovereignty, economy and internal cohesion.

In Lebanon, the morning of 7 April was marked by new bombings in the South, a strike on the southern suburbs of Beirut and casualties among the relief workers. At 10:30 a.m., the country faces a more dispersed, murderous and politically destabilizing war.

Fuels: France suffers partial breaks, while in Lebanon the official calm masks the real cost of diesel and electricity.

Israel has issued a new evacuation order targeting dozens of localities in southern Lebanon from Nabatiyah to Zahrani. Invoking Hezbollah's activities, the Israeli army calls on the inhabitants to flee immediately north of the Zahrani River, raising fears of a new phase of expanded strikes and civil panic.

The Lebanese army claims that no new tenants were identified in the building targeted by the Israeli strike at Ain Saadé. This denial contradicts a rumour quickly spread after the attack and revives the intelligence questions that led to such a targeted bombing in the middle of the residential area.

The article analyses the break between Moussa Sadr's national vision and the regional orientation embodied by Hezbollah. He describes a major doctrinal overthrow within Lebanese Shiism, where integration into the state would have given way to a transnational logic, deeply redefining the role of Lebanon today.

The Israeli offensive in Lebanon has resulted in 1,497 deaths and 4,639 injuries since 2 March, according to the Ministry of Health. Between strikes on the southern suburb of Beirut, shelling in the south and massive displacements, humanitarian and health pressure is worsening throughout the country.

The OPEC+ announced a production increase of 206 000 barrels per day as early as May 2026, but the oil shock caused by the war around Iran and tensions in the Strait of Ormuz limited its real reach. More than a massive contribution, this decision appears to be a strategic signal to global markets.

An earthquake of preliminary magnitude 4.6 was reported Monday morning in the Eastern Mediterranean off the South Lebanon. While there is no evidence of damage at this stage, the tremor attracts attention because of its location in the Levantin basin, a maritime area with a high energy stake where offshore exploration, regional rivalries and gas hopes are concentrated for Lebanon.

Iran war: bombardments, threats from Trump, Ormuz, Gulf and Israel, the most complete point on the ongoing escalation.

Lebanon: The most up-to-date 48-hour bombardment point, UNIFIL, Ain Saadé, Jnah, Ghobeiry and Hezbollah's response.

Lebanon is no longer threatened with collapse: it has already fallen. In the face of a state emptied of its substance, territorial fragmentation and the influence of external influences, the issue is no longer the return to the past, but the pragmatic construction of a new political balance, without sinking into violent dislocation.

In this time of Easter, it is difficult to address simple vows as if the world were going well, as if our region were not overwhelmed, as if the peoples of the Middle East had not crossed, once again, their share of fire, mourning and anguish. However, it may be precisely in such moments that these words must be said. Happy Easter. Not by convenience. But because we must continue to wish the light where the darkness has settled too long.

At 1800 hours on 4 April 2026, there were 1,422 deaths in Lebanon and 4,294 injuries since 2 March, according to the Ministry of Health. For the day alone, 54 deaths and 156 injuries were recorded, in the context of evacuation in Tyre, of the hospital affected and of persistent fighting in the South.