On October 8, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave the Lebanese a stark choice: rise up against Hezbollah or risk turning into Gaza. “Stand up and take your country,” he said, “before it falls into the abyss of a long war that will lead to destruction and suffering like we see in Gaza.” Shortly before Netanyahu spoke, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi had visited Lebanon in an effort to shore up Hezbollah’s morale. In the week since Israel began its full assault in late