44 years ago, Lebanon lost a leader who believed his country could have a different future. 🇱🇧...

Bachir Gemayel, a Lebanese leader elected president in 1982, was assassinated before taking office. He advocated for a sovereign Lebanon independent of external forces that had drawn the country into civil war.

Israeli commentary marks the 44th anniversary of his death by recalling Gemayel as a figure who sought an alternative regional path and expressing hopes for eventual peace in Lebanon.