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Lebanese Parliament Extends Term as Israeli Escalation Displaces 700,000

by Jason Ditz | Mar 9, 2026

As the Israeli war continues to escalate, the Lebanese Parliament has voted 76-41 to extend their term in office by two additional years. Elections were meant to be held in May, but the soaring number of displaced civilians would make holding a vote exceedingly...

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Ordering Civilians Out of Beirut Suburbs, Israeli Minister Vows Area Will Look Like Gaza City of Khan Younis

by Jason Ditz | Mar 5, 2026

Israel continues to escalate the attack on Lebanon today, with the first strikes against the country’s north being reported, and additional strikes against the Beirut suburb of Dahiyeh, which came with new rounds of evacuation orders. The Israeli military ordered tens...

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Human Rights Watch: Israeli Strikes on Lebanese Civilian Reconstruction Efforts Amount to a War Crime

by Jason Ditz | Dec 15, 2025

The ceasefire “ending” the Israeli invasion of Lebanon went into effect in late November of 2024. Normally, that would usher in a period of reconstruction in the former war zone. That reconstruction has been challenged at every step, however, by Israeli attacks....

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Israel Proposed New Security Deal Demilitarizing Southern Syria, Imposing No-Fly Zone

by Jason Ditz | Sep 17, 2025

Ongoing security talks between Israel and Syria don’t appear to have reached any deal so far, though the Israelis have reportedly proposed a new security deal to replace the 1974 disengagement pact, which Israeli forces violated with an invasion in December. The new...

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Watchdog Faults Israel for Indiscriminate Attacks on Lebanese Civilians

by Jason Ditz | Apr 23, 2025

Israel’s continued airstrikes against Lebanon are fueling growing criticism internationally, particularly as a substantial number of civilians are being swept up in the strikes and few obvious justifications are ever offered for the drone strikes in populated areas....

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Egypt Blocks Human Rights Watch Website Over Torture Report

by Jason Ditz | Sep 8, 2017

Egypt Blocks Human Rights Watch Website Over Torture Report | Site is latest casualty of Egypt’s mounting censorship

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Growing Evidence of Summary Executions by Iraqi Forces in Mosul

by Jason Ditz | Jun 4, 2017

Growing Evidence of Summary Executions by Iraqi Forces in Mosul | HRW confirms 26 bodies found in govt-held areas since invasion began

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Rights Groups Warn of Rising Civilian Toll in Turkish Crackdown on Kurds

by Jason Ditz | Dec 22, 2015

Rights Groups Warn of Rising Civilian Toll in Turkish Crackdown on Kurds | Urge Turkey to rein in security forces

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