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The detainee swap deal between Turkey and Hezbollah has raised several questions, as to its timing and the role of the parties in the release process. Qatar's emergence in the role of mediator was surprising at first glance, for this had profound implications in terms of shifts and changes at the regional level.
This deal also underlined that there are influential forces beyond the Lebanese state, and revealed the flaws of this small nation, which appeared to have lost the prestige and sovereignty of its institutions — namely the judiciary and security apparatus.
