The article names Hezbollah as the actor who started the fighting and labels it Iran-backed, while Israeli attacks are described in the agentless or institutional passive, creating an asymmetry in how agency and responsibility are assigned to each side.

How it builds, in Ceasefire origin and ongoing hostilities paragraph

Israeli attacks named but framed as continuation, no further context
Israel has continued attacks and airstrikes on areas in southern Lebanon
Actor named but action framed as reactive continuation with no qualifier
Hezbollah named, labelled, and assigned clear agency
the Iran-backed Hezbollah fired rockets into Israel
Actor named, ideologically labelled, and granted full grammatical agency
US-Israel war on Iran stated as fact, no attribution
two days after the U.S. and Israel launched a war on Iran
Contested framing presented as established fact with no sourcing
Hezbollah's denial of responsibility noted as suspicious detail
Hezbollah has also fired explosive drones without claiming responsibility
Absence of claim treated as noteworthy, implying concealment
Hezbollah cast as spoiler of diplomacy in closing lines
Hezbollah rejects direct talks with Israel and has called on the government to abolish the framework agreement reached in June
Hezbollah's position placed last and framed as obstruction with no Israeli equivalent

The same decision, both sides

Attribution of agency for initiating violence

Hezbollah is named, ideologically labelled as Iran-backed, and given full grammatical agency as the party that fired first.

the Iran-backed Hezbollah fired rockets into Israel

Israeli military action is described in a noun-phrase construction that names the actor but strips the action of equivalent moral weight or labelling.

Israel has continued attacks and airstrikes on areas in southern Lebanon

Whether a contested claim is attributed to a source or stated as fact

The claim that the US and Israel launched a war on Iran is stated as plain fact with no source, qualification, or attribution.

two days after the U.S. and Israel launched a war on Iran

Israeli officials' claim about Hezbollah tunnel networks is explicitly attributed to those officials.

Israeli officials said they had blown up Hezbollah tunnel networks

Framing of diplomatic posture in the closing paragraph

Israel's participation in talks is presented neutrally as a scheduled diplomatic event.

the next round of Israel-Lebanon talks will be held in Rome in October

Hezbollah's position is framed as rejection and obstruction, placed as the article's final word.

Hezbollah rejects direct talks with Israel and has called on the government to abolish the framework agreement reached in June

What a reader is left with. A reader is left with the impression that Hezbollah is the ideologically driven aggressor and diplomatic spoiler, while Israeli military actions are presented as contextually neutral continuations, and a highly contested framing of a US-Israel war on Iran is slipped in as uncontested background fact.

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Lebanon’s president makes a rare visit to southern city as fears of Israeli attacks grow

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Email * SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice Lebanon’s president made a rare visit to a southern city Saturday, close to where Israel captured a strategic hill, amid fears of more Israeli attacks. President Joseph Aoun’s visit to Nabatiyeh came after Israel seized parts of Ali Taher ridge earlier this month, where Israeli officials said they had blown up Hezbollah tunnel networks, despite a June 20, U.S.-brokered ceasefire between Israel and the Lebanese militant group. The ceasefire largely halted active fighting, which began on March 2, when the Iran-backed Hezbollah fired rockets into Israel, two days after the U.S. and Israel launched a war on Iran . However, Israel has continued attacks and airstrikes on areas in southern Lebanon . Hezbollah has also fired explosive drones without claiming responsibility. Heads of the crisis-hit nation’s security agencies accompanied Aoun, the state-run National News Agency reported. Some residents of Nabatiyeh have been calling on the army to boost its presence in the city in order to avoid a possible Israeli ground offensive. A man told Aoun in footage aired on local TV stations residents want to feel secure and that their children are safe after being displaced and humiliated. The latest Israel-Hezbollah war killed over 4,000 people in Lebanon and displaced over 1 million. Since the ceasefire was implemented, hundreds of thousands have returned to their homes in southern Lebanon and Beirut’s southern suburbs. Aoun said the state will follow up on the needs of the residents “so that you stay here." Lebanon and Israel have held several rounds of direct talks in Washington and Rome. The State Department announced Friday that the next round of Israel-Lebanon talks will be held in Rome in October. Hezbollah rejects direct talks with Israel and has called on the government to abolish the framework agreement reached in June.

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