Overnight, Israel continued its attacks on southern Lebanon, hitting and killing a person on a motorcycle in the village of Mansouri, near the coastal city of Tyre. Two other people were reported wounded in the strike. Details are still scant on the Mansouri strike,...
Flouting Ceasefire, Israeli Ground Troops Raid Southern Lebanon
Israel has been aggressively ignoring the ongoing ceasefire with Lebanon since it was just put in place in November, mostly with occupation of hilltop sites inside Lebanon and near daily airstrikes against Lebanese towns and villages. Overnight, they ignored it even...
Israel Says ‘Key Hamas Terrorist’ Among Three Killed in North Lebanon Strike
Israel continued its attacks on Lebanon today, in violation of the ceasefire that has been in place since November. Today they attacked in Lebanon’s far north, hitting the city of Tripoli in a strike that killed at least three and wounded 13 others. Like so many other...
Israeli Drone Strikes Across Southern Lebanon Kill Two, Wound Ten
Israel carried out multiple drone strikes against southern and eastern Lebanon on Monday and into Tuesday, killing at least two people and wounded 10 others, including a child who was seriously wounded. The fatal strikes were reported in Deir Kifa and Beit Lif. The...
Lebanon Responds to US Demand, US Envoy ‘Unbelievably Satisfied’ Despite Rejection
US envoy Tom Barrack declared himself “unbelievably satisfied” with Lebanon’s reply to his recent demand to fully disarm every single faction within the country. Since Hezbollah already made clear that was going to be a no, Barrack’s delight was somewhat surprising,...
Israel Kills One, Wounds Six In Attacks on Southern Lebanon
Israel continues to systematically violate the ceasefire with Lebanon this weekend, according to Deputy Prime Minister Tarek Mitri. The strikes were reported across southern Lebanon, killing at least one and wounding six others. The deadly attack was a drone strike...
Report: Syria Talks With Israel Involve Seizing North Lebanon
Israeli media began reporting new specificities about the Syria-Israel peace talks that have been ongoing for awhile, and incredibly they seem to suggest that the deal is centering around discussions of carving off parts of Lebanon to give to Syria’s Islamist...
Hezbollah Rejects US Demand to Disarm, Says It’s a Domestic Issue
Efforts to try to get Hezbollah to agree to disarm appear to have failed, with Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem announcing Wednesday evening that the group will not agree to give up its weapons, its land, or its right to resist. Lebanon’s government has been in talks with...
Israel Claims Iran Quds Force Operative Killed in Latest Attack on Lebanon
After talk of normalization of ties with Lebanon, subject to a bunch of unilateral demands, Israel is back to attacking Lebanon from both the air and the ground, with troops crossing the border to attack and Israel carrying out airstrikes near the capital city of...
Lebanon Continues Hezbollah Disarmament Talks as Israeli Strikes South
Difficult negotiations continue to be ongoing between the Lebanese government and Hezbollah with the question of if and how to potential disarm the organization, in keeping with US and Israeli demands. The matter is important right now because while Israel is...