The weekend saw heavy Israeli artillery shelling and drone overflights across Lebanon, with growing concerns that the ongoing war, already seeing a scaling up of daily strikes, is about to see another substantial Israel escalation. Shelling was reported in Tyre...
Israeli Forces Kill Man With Down Syndrome in Raid on Southwest Syria Town
Israeli ground troops have been raiding the Yarmouk River Basin in the western part of Syria’s Daraa Governorate in growing numbers and more frequently in recent days. The restrictions placed on locals have been onerous enough to attract some international attention....
As Talks End, Israel Again Steps Up Strikes Against Southern, Eastern Lebanon
Two days of negotiations between Israel and Lebanon in Florida has concluded without any meaningful deal. Given how little the last seven deals between the two sides actually accomplished, the fact they weren’t able to come to even a token agreement is really saying...
Syrians Fear Election Will Be Pretext for New Israeli Offensives
It’s the last week before Israel’s elections, and the concern around Syria that there may be a pre-election “surprise” seems palpable. The belief is that Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu may seek to politically benefit from a new operation within southern Syria in the...
Israeli Strikes Continue to Pound Southern Lebanon, Nabatieh al-Fawqa Hit
Israeli forces continued to carry out heavy airstrikes against southern Lebanon today, with locals reporting airstrikes, drone strikes, and artillery shelling across the region, with attacks reported as far north as Nabatieh al-Fawqa, a town that has repeatedly come...
Israeli Defense Minister Accuses Lebanon Army of Negligence, Dials Up Threats
A week before the Israeli elections, their assorted offensive wars are becoming a particularly important issue, and high ranking figures are attaching themselves to various hawkish narratives, particularly as related to the ongoing invasion and occupation of southern...
Israeli Defense Minister Katz Says Over 60 Lebanon Villages Have Been Destroyed
Last week, the New York Times released the results of its investigation into the ongoing Israeli invasion and occupation of southern Lebanon and found that some 48 towns and villages had been destroyed by IDF forces. Defense Minister Israel Katz, in a weekend...
Four Civilians Detained as Israeli Forces Escalate Raids Into Southwest Syria
Israeli military ground raids into southwest Syria continued to happen in growing numbers this weekend, with troops raiding multiple towns and villages in Daraa and Quneitra Governorates. At least four Syrian civilians were reported captured over the course of the...
In Southern Lebanon, Israeli Troops Strictly Limit Olive Harvest, Expel Workers
Starting in late September, the annual olive harvest is an economically important part of life for residents of many southern Lebanese towns and villages in the Autumn. This year, however, they’re finding themselves under serious limitations by the new Israeli...
West Bank Settlers Attack, Hospitalize Washington Post Journalist in Olive Grove Attack
Violence against Palestinians and the press has been on going problem in Israel in general for years, but the level of such incidents in the occupied West Bank has reached a fevered pitch in recent months, with Israeli settlers attacking people with virtual impunity....


