With growing numbers of incursions reported by Israeli forces into southwest Syria, the latest incidents are noteworthy both for being unusual in size and in one case for going far deeper into Syria than previous operations. Dozens of Israeli soldiers, supported by at...
Two people were killed today in the southern Lebanese town of Mayfadoun when they came upon unexploded ordinance left behind in a recent Israeli operation against the area. This brought the number of confirmed deaths in this year’s invasion of Lebanon to 4,346, with...
Though the various “ceasefire” agreements between the Israel and Lebanon governments never really were at the point where anyone said it was safe for the 1.5 million displaced civilians to attempt to return home, the lack of provisions for the long-term displacement...
A UN spokesperson expressed concern at the “alarming” rate of Israeli strikes against southern Lebanon in recent days, as the UNIFIL peacekeeping force noted that they’ve documented an average of 137 projectiles fired into Lebanon from Israel daily over the past two...
Israeli forces continued their offensive against southern Lebanon on Monday, with an airstrike reportedly targeting a location in Wadi al-Hujair as Israeli ground vehicles advanced deeper into the country, with sporadic machine gun fire being reported. Troops are...
Multiple new Israeli raids were reported in Syria over the weekend, including raids on villages in Quneitra and another incident on Friday in which Israeli forces opened fire on the western Daraa village of Maariyah. In Quneitra Governorate, troops raided Jbata...
The future of Israel-Lebanon talks were already in significant doubt last week, with Israel openly talking about a long-term occupation and the talks apparently adjourned until September. Saturday’s attack adds substantially to the questions. On Saturday, Israeli...
A flurry of Israeli airstrikes against southern Lebanon early on Saturday killed at least 11 people and wounded 19 others. This is the most substantial escalation since mid-June, and the deadliest attack since the June 20 agreement went into effect. The Israeli...
On Wednesday, Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz was laying out plans for the open-ended Israeli occupation of parts of Lebanon, Syria and the Gaza Strip. Those statements weren’t in any way out of the ordinary, and very much in keeping with Israel’s stated policy,...
Israeli forces have launched multiple raids into southwest Syria over the past 48 hours, with operations centering heavily around the southern part of Quneitra Governorate and the Yarmouk River Basin in westernmost Daraa. Today, forces were reported entering the area...
