Following weeks of on-again, off-again talks about the “pilot zones,” a handful of Lebanon villages which Israel is meant to withdraw from first and hand over to the Lebanese military, the US State Department is now claiming that the first of those zones has...
Escalations in Southwest Syria as Israel Raids Quneitra, Daraa Governorates
Israeli forces are launching more and more incursions into southwest Syria in recent days. Having launched about 450 incursions during all of 2025, that number has been met and nearly exceeded already in 2026, despite the year being barely half over. Multiple new...
Israel Setting Up New Bases in Southern Lebanon as Attacks Continue
The “progress” in last week’s Rome talks on Israel’s withdrawal from Lebanon left the situation without any timetable, and as Israel continues to escalate strikes against southern Lebanon, all indications are that they’re prepping for an open-ended occupation of the...
Israeli Forces Attack Southwest Syrian Town of Maariyah
Israel is launching an increasing number of incursions into southwest Syria, targeting both the Quneitra and Daraa Governorates. At least 22 such incursions have already been documented so far this month, with more happening all the time. The highest profile incidents...
Two Killed as Israel Follows Up Rome Talks With Escalated Lebanon Strikes
The Israel-Lebanon talks in Rome wrapped up Wednesday with claims of substantial progress made, and as has often been the case after such talks, it gave way to a Thursday in which Israel substantially escalated their strikes. Airstrikes centered around Nabatieh...
State Dept. Touts ‘Positive’ Rome Talks, But Israel and Lebanon Leave Without Timetable
State Department hosted talks between Israel and Lebanon were once again cheered by the State Department today as “productive and positive,” which might explain why the US has cheerfully hosted no less than six rounds worth of such talks despite very little of...
Starting New Talks in Rome, Israel Looks to Change Lebanon ‘Pilot Zone’ Rules Again
New talks between Israel and Lebanon began today at the US Embassy to Rome, and while the last five rounds of talks have all ended in deals not particularly consequential, indications are that Israel is looking to scale back their already limited obligations under the...
Destruction Continues in South Lebanon as Israel Again Stalls on Drawdown
Demolitions and shelling continue apace against southern Lebanon as Israeli occupation forces continue to show no signs of withdrawing, and officials suggested that the token pullbacks agreed to during the most recent “peace deal” are simply not going to happen. The...
Israeli Forces Raid Southwest Syria, Shell Quneitra and Daraa Governorates
Israeli ground troops have continued to launch southwest Syria with such frequency that it is now considered a daily occurrence in some parts of the Quneitra and Daraa Governorates. Contrasting regular statements on their military operations in Gaza and Lebanon, the...
Strikes on Lebanon Continue as Israeli DM Says They Are ‘Applying Rafah Model’
Israeli forces continued to carry out drone strikes across southern Lebanon again this weekend, along with reported artillery strikes against towns around the Tyre District. At least one person was reported killed in incidents, and several others wounded. The one...


