Israel continues to escalate their airstrikes against southern Lebanon, with growing talk of a new “large-scale” war against Lebanon potential in the offing. Sunday, at least three more people were killed in Israeli strikes, and one wounded. The first incident was in...
Amid growing concerns about the state of the ceasefire, Israel is continuing to not only attack Lebanon, but to escalate, with strikes on Tuesday hitting multiple towns in the Iqlim al-Tuffah region of southern Lebanon. As usual, Hezbollah was the pretext. Strikes...
In comments on Israel’s Channel 12, the Maj. Gen. Diodato Abagnara, commander of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) said that the group has seen “no evidence” that Hezbollah is in any way rebuilding its capacity south of the Litani River. That statement is...
While there are continued signs that Israel is escalating toward a new war against Lebanon, there are growing calls to avoid such a conflict and engage in direct talks. This is not just from Lebanon, which has supported diplomacy for months, but also from the United...
Yesterday, the US hosted a ceasefire monitoring committee meeting in the southern Lebanese coastal town of Naqoura. It was seen as historic because both Lebanese and Israeli officials attended, the first direct talks between the two nations in over 40 years. Hopes...
The UN peacekeeper force in southern Lebanon, the UNIFIL, issued a statement today rejecting Israeli accusations that they are secretly aiding Hezbollah, saying the claims are unfounded and the organization maintains strict neutrality. The Israeli military was...
Amid Pope Leo XIV’s high-profile visit to Lebanon, the lines are being drawn for a new war against the small Mediterranean country. The pope’s prayers for peace are contrasted by US Ambassador Tom Barrack informing Iraq that a new war is imminent. Barrack reportedly...
Israel continued with its attacks on southern Lebanon on Thursday. A year on from the ceasefire with Lebanon, the strikes show no signs of abating, and indeed come with persistent threats of further escalation by the Israeli military. A series of strikes were reported...
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz, who has long resisted anything resembling a settlement in the ongoing conflict with Lebanon (nominally in a state of ceasefire), has threatened to launch a new war against the country if Lebanon hasn’t fully disarmed Hezbollah by...
Following a particularly deadly Tuesday in which Israel killed at least 14 people, including 13 inside a Palestinian refugee camp in southern Lebanon, the attacks continued. On Wednesday, multiple additional strikes were reported. The IDF issued evacuation orders for...
