After a recent rocket attack on a soccer field in the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights, the question of whether the Middle East is on the verge of an all-out war has captured global attention. This attack, which resulted in the death of 12 people amid the ongoing Gaza conflict, has escalated tensions to a critical level. In response, Israeli forces carried out a drone strike in southern Lebanon, resulting in casualties. This attack was directly attributed to Hezbollah, the Iranian-backed Lebanese armed group. The Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who was in the United States at the time, swiftly returned to Israel and, after a meeting with the security cabinet, declared, “Hezbollah will have to pay a heavy price for this attack—a price they have never had to pay before.”

This incident brings to mind a provocative international media headline from the previous month: “Now is the time to bomb Lebanon.” The possibility of an all-out war between Israel and Lebanon has since been a hot topic in various media outlets. The world anxiously watches to see if another major conflict is about to erupt in this already volatile region.

It is often said that when the world order and the power of global authorities are in decline, the drums of war begin to sound. This observation seems increasingly accurate. Over recent decades, we have seen sporadic conflicts erupt in various regions. However, the ongoing Ukraine war, which began in 2022, and the Gaza war that started on October 7 of last year, have collectively pushed the world closer to a........

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