Recent weeks have seen the number of new casualties in the ongoing Israeli invasion of Lebanon slow to a relatively low level, but Thursday marked an increase in operations and led to growing concerns that once again the IDF was preparing to escalate the conflict....
Israeli Forces Detain Then Release Multiple Locals in Southwest Syria
Israeli incursions into southwest Syria continued today, with some reports of incursions into the Quneitra Governorate but substantially more reported in and around western Daraa, where multiple detentions were reported. A young man who was reported captured in...
Lebanese Army Continues Pilot Zone Deployment, Israel Continues Attacks
On the second day of Lebanon’s Army deploying into the “pilot zone” villages in the country’s south, officials are trying to make much of this being the beginning of an end to the Israeli military occupation of the entire country, while from Israel’s perspective, the...
Lebanese Troops Deploy to Pilot Zone, Immediately Come Under Fire From Israelis
As was reported yesterday, Lebanese troops entered the Lebanese town of Zawtar al-Gharbiyeh as part of the agreed upon “pilot zone” program with Israel and the United States. This program was to see Lebanese military forces take over a handful of municipalities in...
Israeli Troops Shoot and Wound Two Children in Syrian Village of Jamla
Continuing the escalation of Israeli military operations against southwest Syria, the IDF attacked a group of civilians in the village of Jamla, in the Daraa Governorate, opening fire on the group for seemingly no apparent reason. Two children were reported wounded in...
US Claims Lebanon Pilot Zones Launched, Locals Say Israeli Troops Haven’t Left
Following weeks of on-again, off-again talks about the “pilot zones,” a handful of Lebanon villages which Israel is meant to withdraw from first and hand over to the Lebanese military, the US State Department is now claiming that the first of those zones has...
Escalations in Southwest Syria as Israel Raids Quneitra, Daraa Governorates
Israeli forces are launching more and more incursions into southwest Syria in recent days. Having launched about 450 incursions during all of 2025, that number has been met and nearly exceeded already in 2026, despite the year being barely half over. Multiple new...
Israel Setting Up New Bases in Southern Lebanon as Attacks Continue
The “progress” in last week’s Rome talks on Israel’s withdrawal from Lebanon left the situation without any timetable, and as Israel continues to escalate strikes against southern Lebanon, all indications are that they’re prepping for an open-ended occupation of the...
Israeli Forces Attack Southwest Syrian Town of Maariyah
Israel is launching an increasing number of incursions into southwest Syria, targeting both the Quneitra and Daraa Governorates. At least 22 such incursions have already been documented so far this month, with more happening all the time. The highest profile incidents...
Two Killed as Israel Follows Up Rome Talks With Escalated Lebanon Strikes
The Israel-Lebanon talks in Rome wrapped up Wednesday with claims of substantial progress made, and as has often been the case after such talks, it gave way to a Thursday in which Israel substantially escalated their strikes. Airstrikes centered around Nabatieh...


