Unusually far-right even in the generally far-right Israeli cabinet, Heritage Minister Amichai Eliyahu has sparked some new controversy today in a speech to an ultra-nationalist youth conference, where he called for Israel to have full control over both Syria and...
Israeli Troops Enter South Lebanon, at Least One Killed in Raids
Overnight, Israel carried out a cross-border ground operation into southern Lebanon, with over 50 soldiers, backed by vehicles and bringing bulldozers with them, entered Lebanon in the area just east of Blida. The area was roughly the same place, between Blida and...
Israeli Drone Strike Kills Shepherd and His Son in Southern Lebanon
An Israeli drone strike was reported Tuesday on the outskirts of the southern Lebanese village of Shebaa, killing two people, a father and son. A third person, who was also a son, was reportedly injured in the strike. Lebanese media reports identify the slain as...
US May Move to Dissolve UN Peacekeeper Mission in Lebanon, Israel Endorses the Idea
US officials have reportedly begun discussing the possibility of seeking the dissolution of the UNIFIL peacekeeping mission in southern Lebanon, a move that comes amid a ceasefire that sees multiple violations on a daily basis. They emphasized that no decision has yet...
Israeli Drone Strike Targets Car in South Syria, Injuring One
Israel continues to carry out its offensive against southern Syria, with a drone strike Sunday targeting a person they claimed to be a member of Hamas. The person still has not been publicly identified and Hamas has not commented. The strike targeted a car near a farm...
Israel Refused Lebanese Request to Inspect Alleged Hezbollah Site Before Thursday’s Attack
On Thursday evening, Israel issued an evacuation order for the Dahieh neighborhood of Beirut, and after causing a panicked evacuation, it carried out airstrikes hitting eight buildings. At the time, we had reports of Lebanese soldiers being deployed to inspect the...
Four Israeli Soldiers Killed, Five Wounded in Booby-Trapped South Gaza Building
An early morning incident Friday in Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip saw four Israeli soldiers killed and five wounded, one seriously so, when they entered a reportedly booby-trapped building which collapsed down around them. The building reportedly...
Israel Pounds Southern Beirut Following Evacuation Order
Lebanon’s capital city of Beirut is in shock tonight when massive explosions tore through the civilian neighborhood of Dahieh, in the city’s south, as the result of a major Israeli attack. This is the first attack on Beirut in over a month. Israel issued an evacuation...
Israel Continues Strikes on Southern Lebanon as Commander Threatens New Offensive
Israel continues its strikes on southern Lebanon Thursday, hitting multiple targets and causing damage, though at present only one injury was reported. The bigger news is that Israel’s Northern Command chief Gen. Ori Gordin is threatening a new offensive. The threat...
Israeli Gunboats Raid Lebanese Waters, Capture Fisherman
Israeli operations against neighboring Lebanon have mostly centered on drone strikes against any vehicles still operational in the towns and villages of the south, but on Wednesday the incident was maritime in nature, with four Israeli gunboats crossing the buoy line...