In a pair of comments that broadly reflect why the ongoing Israeli invasion of Lebanon shows no sign of ending, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Hezbollah Executive Council head Ali Damoush both addressed their respective crowds and laid out their goals....
Lebanon PM: Extent of War Destruction Beyond State’s Capability To Recover From
Seven months into the latest Israeli invasion of southern Lebanon, the extent of the damage is nothing short of staggering. Israeli officials have been open about using the Gaza model in Lebanon, and about a desire to make certain villages, particularly Shi’ite...
After Weekend of Casualties, Israel Steps Up Strikes on Southern Lebanon
Since invading southern Lebanon in early March, Israel has sustained relatively few casualties, compared to the thousands of slain Lebanese. This weekend was an outlier, however, with two different incidents of IDF casualties reported. The largest incident was on...
New IDF Website Frames Slain Gaza Journalists as Terrorists
Since October 2023, no nation’s military has killed nearly as many journalists as Israel, a fact that often opens them up to considerable criticism. The IDF, aims to quell those concerns with a new round of official narrative that portrays nearly all the journalists...
As Israel Continues To Pound Southern Lebanon, UN Warns of Impact on Agriculture
Israeli forces continued to carry out strikes across southern Lebanon on Thursday, shelling villages, destroying homes, and spraying the surrounding area with machine gun fire. The main attacks were reported, as usual of late, in Nabatieh and Tyre Districts, and other...
105 More Buried After Latest Gaza Mass Funeral for Slain in Previous Israeli Attack
Palestinians in Gaza City continued their mass funerals on Thursday, following the dozens of burials on Tuesday in the Nuseirat refugee camp. Today’s mass funeral saw another 105 victims of an Israeli attack buried in Martyrs Cemetery. The slain in this case were...
Lebanese Soldier, Three Civilians Wounded in Southern Blast
Nabatieh al-Fawqa has been the site of a lot of strikes in recent weeks, but today an incident was reported when a Lebanese soldier was escorting civilians back into the town to inspect their properties. The group came upon what is being described as a suspicious...
Israeli Troops Release One Detainee in Southwest Syria, Capture Another
Israeli forces continued to carry out their usual cross-border raids into southwest Syria today, and while operations were reported in both Daraa and Quneitra Governorates, the most immediate focus seems to be on the northern part of Quneitra, with raids targeting...
US Faults Lebanon on Disarmament; PM Urges Respect for Lebanese Sovereignty
The ongoing trilateral talks between the US, Lebanon and Israel are, as ever, accomplishing comparatively little. Lebanese PM Nawaf Salam held talks with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Monday, seeking progress. Salam said it was important for the US to support...
IDF Declares Mostly-Destroyed Lebanese Town of Mansouri ‘Finished’ After Huge Explosion
Israel launches attacks on several locations in southern Lebanon on any given day. That’s barely news in and of itself anymore, but one of the sites most persistently targeted in recent weeks was the town of Mansouri, in Tyre District. In early August, Israel’s...


