Hezbollah did not hurry to point the finger of blame at Israel, did not hint at sabotage and did not threaten to "repay those responsible" for the incident • The internal crisis in the country, fears of publishing international court conclusions regarding the assassination of Lebanese Prime Minister Hariri and tensions in the north all led to a hesitant response.

Beirut shook last night like it never did before. Experienced reporters, who reported from the disaster area in the port of Beirut, found it difficult to find words to describe the resounding explosion that terrified the entire city, the huge tongues of fire that emerged from Hangar 12 and the black and white smoke that covered the entire area, including the dead and wounded scattered throughout the area. From the port: "I am speaking to you from a disaster-stricken area." Another stated: "Hiroshima in Beirut."

The destruction in the port of Beirut after the explosion - difficult images to view

Hours had passed since the massive explosion, or rather two explosions, one small and one much larger, and Lebanese security officials still had difficulty determining its source. One version spoke of a short circuit that ignited a huge warehouse of fireworks and from which the fire quickly spread to nearby reservoirs, which stored flammable materials. Another version spoke of a warehouse of Hezbollah explosives and possibly missiles hidden in the port.

Unlike other cases in the past, Hezbollah in its broadcasts did not hurry to point the finger of blame at Israel. Did not hint at a deliberate sabotage and did not threaten to "repay those responsible" for what happened in the port of Beirut. Even if someone succeeds in proving that these are indeed weapons and ammunition depots belonging to the organization, and there is still no certainty that this is the case, there is no worse time for Nasrallah to admit it.

The reason is simple. From the depths of his bunker in Dahiya in southern Beirut, not far from the burning port, Nasrallah is now preoccupied with trying to put out at least three other fires, for which he is believed to be responsible, and their destruction potential is no less than what happened in the port.

One fire is the internal crisis in Lebanon, amid unprecedented economic hardship that has turned the cedar state into an insolvent state on the verge of a complete collapse, with huge unemployment rates, shortages of food and fuel products, and daily demonstrations. Many in Lebanon blame Hezbollah, a partner in the government, for the situation.

The explosion in Beirut destroyed the headquarters of the "Dailystar" newspaper

The second fire is related to a much smaller, but several-fatal explosion, which 15 years ago eliminated Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, under Syrian directive and direct execution by Hezbollah. In the years since, Nasrallah has managed to get rid of most of those involved in the assassination, but the convicting evidence has not disappeared, and the International Court of Justice is set to publish its conclusions today after a long delay. For Nasrallah, whose organization has already been declared a terrorist organization by many countries, a conviction by the International Court of Justice in The Hague will no longer be a light blow to the wing.

And the third fire, which is now threatening Lebanon, is related to the equation created by Nasrallah and which obliges him to respond to any Israeli attack on Hezbollah operatives, even if it is an operation outside Lebanon. This is not the place to discuss whether Israel acted correctly when it did not make it clear in the first place that such an equation is not acceptable to it, especially if it is the Syrian arena, but Nasrallah sees the concentrations of forces on the Israeli side of the border and understands that if he makes a mistake, the Israeli response could ignite another huge fire in Lebanon , That no one in this wretched country will be able to turn it off, and everyone there will blame him.