Starvation in Madaya: How Hezbollah role in siege could hurt it in Lebanon

(The Christian Science Monitor) Broadcast images of emaciated children and tales of starving Syrians forced to eat grass and leaves in the besieged town of Madaya have provoked horror around the world.

In Lebanon, they have fuelled criticism of Hezbollah, the Iran-backed Shi'ite political group that is encircling the town alongside Syrian troops. On Friday, demonstrations in support of the town and against the siege were held here amid warnings the humanitarian crisis could be detrimental to Sunni-Shi'ite relations internally. 

Hezbollah blamed anti-regime fighters for monopolizing the dwindling food supplies in Madaya and refusing to allow civilians to leave.