Yesterday it was reported that Britain had informed the Lebanese government that it should prepare for a full-scale Israeli war by mid-month. This report now appears to be confirmed as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu talks up Israel’s readiness for such a war....
Reports Suggest Israel Is Gearing Up for Lebanon War
Tensions continue to rise on Israel’s northern border with Lebanon, and there are reports of Israel’s war cabinet discussing a full-scale war against Lebanon. Hezbollah and Israel have been fighting almost daily since October, with nearly constant Israeli airstrikes...
Israeli Drone Strikes Kill Two in Southern Lebanon
Israel continued its attacks against motorcycles in southern Lebanon this morning, targeting one in Naqoura. In this attack one person was killed and another wounded. Exactly who the casualties were was not disclosed. A second drone struck a car near the southern...
Israel Kills Two Shepherds, Wounds 16 Children in Strikes Across South Lebanon
Israeli forces dramatically escalated airstrikes against southern Lebanon over the weekend, claiming to have hit 40 “military targets” over the past 72 hours. Despite the claim, civilians appear to have overwhelmingly borne the brunt of the strikes. On Saturday,...
Israeli Drone Attack Hits Ambulance, Kills Paramedic in South Lebanon
Continuing the attacks on southern Lebanon, an Israeli drone carried out a strike in Naqoura against an ambulance, killing a paramedic and wounding another in the process. The ambulance operator, the Islamic Health Authority, identified the slain paramedic as Haider...
Israel DM Warns Hezbollah of Escalation, Vows Lebanese Will ‘Pay the Price’
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant took a tour of command-and-control centers attached to Israeli Northern Command today, holding what officials are describing as an “operational situation assessment.” Gallant praised the precision of the Israeli troops, citing the...
Israeli Strikes Kill Two in Southern Lebanon
An Israeli drone struck the entrance to the Salah Ghandour Hospital in Lebanon’s city of Bint Jbeil today, killing an unidentified man on a motorcycle and wounding an estimated 10 others. Four of the injured were said to be in critical condition. Israel did not...
Israeli Strikes Kill Eight in Southern Lebanon
A series of Israeli airstrikes and drone attacks on southern Lebanon included hits on three motorbikes in different border towns and villages on Sunday. Altogether, at least eight people were killed and a number of civilian bystanders wounded. The first motorbike...
Israeli Drone Strike Kills Two Hezbollah Members in Syria
For the third time in just a over a week, Israel carried out a drone strike inside Syria today. The strike targeted a truck and car believed to belong to Hezbollah traveling near the city of Qusayr, in Homs Province. The vehicles were said to be en route to al-Dabaa...
Israeli Drone Strike Kills Physics Teacher, Wounds Schoolchildren in Lebanon
Israel carried out a drone strike in Nabatieh today, some 6 miles from the Israeli border in southern Lebanon. The strike targeted and killed a 35-year-old physics teacher named Mohammad Ali Farran, who was also a reservist in Hezbollah. Farran was the target, but a...