While the US-brokered Israel-Lebanon talks didn’t actually wrap up until Thursday, Israel was already scaling the war back up substantially on Wednesday, giving the impression that the relative reduction in violence of recent weeks is coming to an end. On Wednesday...
After a Year in Detention, Israel Finally Releases Captured Syrians
Israel raids southwest Syria several times a day at this point, with the operations growing in scale. Detentions are still comparatively rare, and oftentimes detained civilians are released within hours, or the following day. The one consistent is that the IDF never...
One Killed, 11 Wounded in Southern Lebanon as Israel Attacks Prayer Hall
As the Rome talks stall between Israel and Lebanon, the IDF looks to be scaling up their operations within occupied southern Lebanon, leading to new civilian casualties as well as an incident in which the IDF troops themselves died in an explosion. An Israeli drone...
Razed Villages, New Construction Point to Israeli Designs on Prolonged Lebanon Occupation
As the seventh round of US-brokered Israel-Lebanon talks gets underway, Israeli newspaper Haaretz has a new overview of the extent of the Israeli military occupation of southern Lebanon, and details suggesting that the occupation could be a lot longer than anyone...
Israel Launches More Southwest Syria Incursions, Establishes More Checkpoints
The escalated infiltrations into southwest Syria from Israeli military forces continued apace on Monday, with forces advancing into both the Quneitra and Daraa Governorates and establishing multiple temporary checkpoints within. Troops entered the area near Jamlah...
Ahead of Seventh Round of Lebanon Talks, Israel Demands Hezbollah Cede Strategic Ridge
The seventh round of US-mediated Israel-Lebanon talks are about to begin in Rome, and despite how little has actually been accomplished Lebanese officials are reportedly optimistic that Tuesday’s talks will yield something meaningful. The expectation is that Lebanon...
Israel Steps Up Southwest Syria Operations, Establishes New Checkpoints
Israeli forces entered the Quneitra Governorate again on Sunday and established and set up a new military checkpoint along the road near al-Rafid, in the southern part of that governorate, in southwestern Syria. The Israeli troops at the checkpoint stopped and...
Israel Claims Three Hezbollah Killed in Attack as Lebanon Destruction Continues
Israel continued its offensives in southern Lebanon over the weekend, including operations around Beaufort Castle, which they presently occupy. The IDF reported that those operations involved an attack on Hezbollah fighters at Ali Taher Ridge. "The soldiers struck the...
As Attacks Grow, Lebanon Army Chief Accuses Israel of Obstructing Pilot Zones
After denouncing yesterday’s Hezbollah drone strike on an unmanned military bulldozer as a “blatant ceasefire violation,” Israeli forces have reportedly escalated the number of strikes they carried out against southern Lebanon overnight and into Wednesday. Drone...
Israeli Forces Shell Southwestern Syria in Southern Quneitra
Israeli forces launched new artillery strikes against the Quneitra Governorate in southwestern Syria today, with strikes reported near the town of Tal al-Ahmar al-Sharqi, though there were no casualties confirmed. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights...


