US envoy Tom Barrack is heading to Lebanon this week, and according to reports he plans to tell officials this will be the last time, and that Lebanon has “one last chance” to fully disarm Hezbollah and enter into direct negotiations with Israel. While this is in...
UNIFIL Peacekeepers Shoot Down Israeli Drone in Southern Lebanon
Israel and the UNIFIL peacekeepers in Lebanon have a troubled history, with Israeli drones regularly attacking the peacekeepers in violation of the UN Resolution 1701. Earlier this month, they injured one peacekeeper when a drone dropped a grenade on them. The UNIFIL...
Israeli Tanks Advance Into Syria’s Quneitra Governorate
Israeli forces continue to operate in Syria’s southwest Quneitra Governorate, with two more incursions documented on Sunday, with tanks advancing onto a highway and then set up a checkpoint at which they detained a number of locals and seized motorcycles that...
At Least Six Killed Over the Weekend as Israel Escalates Lebanon Strikes
After killing three people in strikes on Thursday, Israel has continued to escalate strikes against southern and eastern Lebanon over the weekend, with at least six more people confirmed killed and several others wounded in various attacks. Two were killed and two...
Israeli Airstrikes Kill at Least Three in Series of Attacks on Eastern, Southern Lebanon
Continuing their near daily attacks on Lebanon, Israel conducted airstrike in the area around Hermel in eastern Lebanon Thursday, pounding multiple locations in the region. The Lebanese Health Ministry has confirmed two killed in the preliminary toll in the east....
Israeli Forces Raid Syrian Village, Expand Number of Military Sites Inside Syria
Israeli troops continue to expand their presence in southwestern Syria, with more and more military incursions and the establishment of yet further military outposts on Syrian soil, despite active negotiations with the Syrian government that are meant to see a return...
Three Druze Killed, Four Wounded in Attack in Syria’s Idlib
A gunman on a motorcycle attacked a passenger van full of Druze civilians on Tuesday in Syria’s Idlib Governorate, killing at least three Druze and wounding four others. Most of the casualties were women. The attack was in the northern Idlib countryside, on the...
Lebanese Army Removes Barriers as Israel Continues to Attack Southern Border Regions
The Lebanese Army was in the south of the country near Aitaroun today, removing concrete barriers set up by the IDF just days prior. The barriers blocked multiple roads leading to the farmland south of the village, and included signs warning “danger of death” for...
Barrack Threatens ‘Major’ Israeli War If Lebanon Fails to Disarm Hezbollah
US Ambassador to Turkey Tom Barrack is once again threatening Lebanon with war, this time from Israel, if they fail to meet US demands to fully disarm Hezbollah. He suggested that even hesitation would “inevitably” lead to a major war with Israel, and dire...
Israeli Troops Harass Civilians at Checkpoint in Southern Syria
Israeli troops continue to operate in the southwestern Quneitra Governorate of Syria, establishing yet another checkpoint and harassing civilians on the road connecting Jbata al-Khashab and Ofania, preventing some of them from continuing on their way. Though details...


