Nearly 48 hours of relative quiet likely fueled hopes for calm on the Lebanon-Israel border over the past couple of days. It wasn’t totally quiet, of course, as Israel continued to launch attacks on towns in the Tyre District. But there was no rocket fire into Israel....
Mossad Suspected as US Sanctioned Hamas Financier Found Murdered Near Beirut
In 2019, the United States sanctioned the Lebanese man Muhammad Sorour on accusations that he funneled tens of millions of dollars from Iran’s Quds Force to the Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas. Yesterday, he was found murdered in a villa in Beit Mery, near...
Security Sources Deny Lebanese Politician’s Death Was Political Assassination
The death of Christian Lebanese Forces local leader Pascal Sleiman in the city of Jbeil led hundreds of party supporters to block roads, and the party was quick to claim Sleiman was the victim of political assassination for his opposition to Hezbollah. Not so, say...
Israel Kills Hezbollah Commander, Three Others in Airstrike on Southern Lebanon House
At least four people were killed and an unspecified number of others wounded when Israel carried out an airstrike against an occupied house in Sultaniyeh, in southern Lebanon. Among those killed was a leader in Hezbollah’s Radwan Force. The commander was identified as...
Faction Fight in Southwest Syria After Bombing Kills at Least 20
A roadside bombing in the southwest Syrian town of Sanamayn on Saturday killed at least eight children. The incident was in the Deraa region, and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights accused a pro-government militia of planting the bomb in a failed assassination...
Eight Killed as Israel Strikes Across Southern Lebanon
Strikes by Israeli forces continued to escalate on Friday and into Saturday, with towns in southern Lebanon experiencing heavy shelling and airstrikes targeting homes and buildings across the area. Eight were estimated to have been killed in the strikes. Three members...
Israeli Airstrike on Amal Movement Site in South Lebanon Kills Three
At least three people were killed and others wounded today in Marjaayoun when Israeli fighter jets attacked a building belonging to the Amal Movement, the largest Shi’ite political party in southern Lebanon. The Amal Movement is politically aligned with Hezbollah, and...
As Strikes Escalate, 100,000 Estimated to Have Fled from South Lebanon
Near daily strikes in southern Lebanon have sent a large portion of the population fleeing deeper into the country. Just a few weeks ago, 90,000 residents were estimated as being displaced, but reports are now that fully 100,000 people of the region’s 150,000 have...
Israel DM: War on Hezbollah Would Be Catastrophe for Lebanon
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant was keen to start the public preparedness campaign to ready the population for an all-out war against Lebanon, but it only took one day and a visit to Haifa to start making proclamations about what a disaster it would be for...
As Attacks Escalate, Israel DM Looks To Prepare Public for Lebanon War
Israeli Army Chief Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi has reportedly signed off on a plan to launch a major war on the country’s northern front with Lebanon. This comes amid growing escalation of Israeli attacks and a palpable sense that diplomatic efforts are not gaining much...