Tuesday marked the end of the deadline for Israeli troops to withdraw from Lebanon, and while IDF troops are still inside Lebanese territory, the main focus Wednesday is on Israeli attacks against the parts of southern Lebanon they actually did withdraw from. In the...
US Proposes Sending Private Military Contractors to Southern Lebanon
The extended deadline of the Lebanon ceasefire has come and gone, and as previously confirmed, Israeli troops only left populated areas, but remained in southern Lebanon at five hilltop surveillance posts that the IDF established in the weeks leading up to the...
Israel Confirms Troops Will Remain at Southern Lebanon Sites After Deadline
It is just one day from the extended deadline for Israel to withdraw its military from Lebanon. Israel is preparing to do something presented as withdrawal but which would more correctly be presented as continuing to occupy Lebanese soil. Israeli officials suggest...
Israeli Troops Kill Several, Including 13-Year Old Girl in Southern Lebanon, Capture Paramedics
The extended ceasefire in Lebanon has just a couple of days left, and while Israel is maybe withdrawing from population centers, but keeping its military in southern Lebanon with new hilltop surveillance posts, the situation wasn’t less bloody this weekend. Instead,...
Israeli Military Will Retain Hilltop Posts in Southern Lebanon After Deadline
In recent days it has become increasingly clear that Israel has no more intention of withdrawing all of its troops from southern Lebanon by the February 18 deadline than it had for the January 26 deadline. It is now more clear what the plan is, and how it will be...
UN Says Israel Must Stop Killing Lebanese Civilians Trying to Return Home
A group of UN experts have issued a statement on the ceasefire in Lebanon today, expressing outrage at Israel’s flagrant violations, including the killing of civilians trying to return to their homes, and the systematic destruction of those homes during the nominal...
Conflicting Reports as Israel Intends to Remain in Lebanon Beyond Latest Deadline
Last night it was reported in Israeli media that the US had denied the Israeli government’s request to extend the latest deadline for Israel to withdraw from Lebanon, which is February 18. Less than 24-hours later, those same outlets are quoting Israeli officials who...
Syria Planting Landmines Along Lebanon Border as Tensions Linger
Though cross-border gunfire between Syria and Lebanon seems to have paused for now, the tensions are still rising, with a number of Syrian Shi’ites having fled into Lebanese border towns, and Syrian Army soldiers loyal to the Islamist government raiding Shi’ite towns...
White House Says Israel Pullout From Lebanon ‘On Track,’ But Netanyahu Seeks Extension
On January 12, it was “guaranteed” by a US envoy that Israel would withdraw from Lebanon by the January 26 deadline. Israel reiterated their “commitment” to this deal on January 22, though about 24 hours later, they were said to be seeking an extension, and by January...
Syrian Shi’ites Flee to Lebanon After Border Clashes, Crackdowns
The situation on the Lebanon-Syria border remains tense. Relative calm was reported today, though others reported hearing sporadic gunfire in the area. Overt Syrian Army invasions as were seen Thursday though have not recurred, at least not yet. The situation is far...