US-brokered Israel-Lebanon talks are already adjourned for the month of August, but as the war continues various controversies raise doubts over whether it would be worth coming back to the table in September, and indeed if Israel is taking these matters seriously....
Two Wounded as Israeli Drone Slams into Southern Lebanon Home
New strikes and new demolitions were reported across southern Lebanon this weekend following last week’s talks in Rome. Troops detonated homes in the south and set fires further east in the Bekaa Valley. Three Lebanese soldiers were reported wounded over the weekend...
Rights Groups: Israeli Deliberate Killing of Journalist Likely a War Crime
Multiple human rights groups, including Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch, issued statements today related to the April 22 killing of Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil by Israeli forces, concluding that her killing was almost certainly a war crime and should...
Eight Wounded Overnight as Israel Escalates Lebanon Airstrikes to Highest Rate Since June
While the US-brokered Israel-Lebanon talks didn’t actually wrap up until Thursday, Israel was already scaling the war back up substantially on Wednesday, giving the impression that the relative reduction in violence of recent weeks is coming to an end. On Wednesday...
One Killed, 11 Wounded in Southern Lebanon as Israel Attacks Prayer Hall
As the Rome talks stall between Israel and Lebanon, the IDF looks to be scaling up their operations within occupied southern Lebanon, leading to new civilian casualties as well as an incident in which the IDF troops themselves died in an explosion. An Israeli drone...
Razed Villages, New Construction Point to Israeli Designs on Prolonged Lebanon Occupation
As the seventh round of US-brokered Israel-Lebanon talks gets underway, Israeli newspaper Haaretz has a new overview of the extent of the Israeli military occupation of southern Lebanon, and details suggesting that the occupation could be a lot longer than anyone...
Ahead of Seventh Round of Lebanon Talks, Israel Demands Hezbollah Cede Strategic Ridge
The seventh round of US-mediated Israel-Lebanon talks are about to begin in Rome, and despite how little has actually been accomplished Lebanese officials are reportedly optimistic that Tuesday’s talks will yield something meaningful. The expectation is that Lebanon...
Israel Claims Three Hezbollah Killed in Attack as Lebanon Destruction Continues
Israel continued its offensives in southern Lebanon over the weekend, including operations around Beaufort Castle, which they presently occupy. The IDF reported that those operations involved an attack on Hezbollah fighters at Ali Taher Ridge. "The soldiers struck the...
As Attacks Grow, Lebanon Army Chief Accuses Israel of Obstructing Pilot Zones
After denouncing yesterday’s Hezbollah drone strike on an unmanned military bulldozer as a “blatant ceasefire violation,” Israeli forces have reportedly escalated the number of strikes they carried out against southern Lebanon overnight and into Wednesday. Drone...
Israel Accuses Hezbollah of ‘Ceasefire Violation’ Despite Continued IDF Occupation and Attacks
An explosive drone believed to belong to Hezbollah attacked an unmanned, armored Israeli bulldozer overnight, and while there were no casualties in the incident, Israeli officials are denouncing the incident and claiming it amounts to a “blatant violation” of the...


