Cursory reports in the press are suggesting that Lebanon might be on the verge of joining the Abraham Accords and normalizing relations with Israel. The Lebanese government isn’t explicitly denying it, but there seem to be some huge obstacles in the way. The first...
Escalating Strikes on Southern Lebanon, Israel Kills Four, Wounds Dozens
Israel is once again escalating its airstrikes against southern Lebanon this weekend, with a flurry of strikes killing at least four people and wounding dozens of others. As usual, Israeli officials are presenting one of the slain as a “Hezbollah commander.” The...
Israel Kills Two in Southern Lebanon Strikes, Claims Both Are Hezbollah
Israeli airstrikes against southern Lebanon continued on Thursday, with two people reported killed in separate strikes. The IDF quickly issued a statement claiming both were Hezbollah operatives, with one promoted all the way to “elite” Radwan commander. The first...
Israel Kills One in Strikes Along Southern Lebanese Coast
Though the ongoing new Israeli war in Iran has been making a lot of the headlines, Israel’s ongoing war during a ceasefire in Lebanon shows no signs of slowing down, with multiple attacks reported against the southern Lebanese coast throughout the weekend. On Friday,...
Israel Kills Three in Strikes on Southern Lebanon, Claims They’re ‘Top’ Hezbollah Commanders
Israel has carried out multiple deadly drone strikes against southern Lebanon today, killing at least three people, two of whom the IDF identified as “top” Hezbollah commanders in keeping with their tendency to posthumously promote the people they killed as not just...
US, France Warn Lebanon to Stay Neutral in Israel-Iran War
When Israel attacked Iran last week, sparking off a major regional war, there was a substantial concern across the region that other nations will get sucked into the conflict. That’s been particularly true in Lebanon, which Israel is still attacking on a near daily...
Israel Attacks Town Square in Southern Lebanon, Wounding Seven Civilians
When the Israeli conflict with Iran erupted on Friday, there was immediate concern that Lebanon would be dragged into yet another war, and officials were quick to contact Hezbollah, and urge them not to retaliate against Israel. Hezbollah reportedly agreed over the...
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...
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...