Israel already started this current invasion of Lebanon with five ready-made occupation bases. Israel had seized the sites during their last invasion in 2024, and were continuing to expand and fortify them ahead of a deal to withdraw from Lebanon, right up until they...
In December of 2024, immediately following the ouster of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, Israel invaded southwest Syria, and occupied a substantial swathe of land including the UNDOF demilitarized zone and Mount Hermon. Throughout negotiations and persistent further...
Israeli forces were active overnight, with the number of airstrikes and artillery strikes against southern Lebanon substantially higher than it has been in recent weeks, raising concern that the war is once again facing imminent escalation. Not all the attacks were...
Israel deliberately attacking healthcare workers has been a recurring theme throughout their ongoing invasion of Lebanon, and this weekend was no different, with multiple incidents of Israeli attacks on ambulances being reported. The fatal incident was in Kfar...
Senate Democrats have taken the unusual step of issuing a letter to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, seeking a full accounting from him and the Pentagon for the bare minimum that the ongoing war in Iran is going to cost. The letter (PDF) was spearheaded by Sen....
Israeli forces have raided the town of Abdin in southwestern Syria’s Yarmouk River Basin, in Daraa Governorate. The raid saw troops advance into the al-Areadah residential neighborhood to search homes. Reports from the town were that Israeli troops, in the course of...
Israel’s Channel 14 has reported that the Israeli government is accusing Lebanese Army Commander Gen. Rodolphe Haykal of directly coordinating operations with Hezbollah, raising concerns about coordination between the two nations during the ongoing Israeli invasion...
Late Monday, Israeli ground troops carried out an attack against the southeastern Lebanese town of Baraachit, killing one civilian in the barrage of machine gun fire. Exactly why the attack was carried out has yet to be disclosed by Israeli officials, though the...
The massive detonations of tunnels at Ali al-Taher Ridge over the weekend weren’t the end to Israel’s military offensive in the areas, and Defense Minister Israel Katz’s comments are threatening to make the attack an even bigger issue for civilians in the surrounding...
This weekend once again saw Israel conducting a growing number of operations against southwest Syria, pointing to yet further escalation and leading to the capture of multiple locals in Quneitra Governorate. The detentions happened Thursday night into Friday, with an...
