With growing calls by the US for Lebanon to crack down and disarm Hezbollah, Reuters is quoting an unnamed senior Hezbollah official as saying they are willing to engage in weapons talks with President Aoun, but only on the condition that Israel both withdraws from...
Israel Continues South Lebanon Strikes as US Urges Lebanon to Do Something About Hezbollah
Israel continued to attack southern Lebanon today, with no signs of the operations slowing down and similarly no signs that the targets are selected in any consistent manner. This comes as US envoy Morgan Ortagus is in Lebanon on an official visit meant in part to...
Two Killed, Several Wounded as Israel Attacks Southern Lebanon
Israel has continued its attacks on southern Lebanon throughout the weekend, killing a Hamas commander and his family in a drone strike on Sidon overnight Friday into Saturday. On Sunday, the strikes were a lot less specific about who they were targeting, but they...
Israel DM Says No Time Limit to Occupation of Southern Lebanon as Strikes Continue
During a visit to the border village of Margaliot, Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz urged northern Israelis to return to their communities by assuring them that Israeli troops would continue to occupy military outposts inside Lebanese territory, insisting that the...
Overnight Israeli Strike on Beirut Building Kills Four, Wounds Several Others
For the second time in less than a week, Israel has carried out an airstrike against a residential area in a suburb of the Lebanese capital city of Beirut. This attack was carried out at 3:30 AM, and came with no warning. At least four people were killed, and a number...
Growing Network of Israeli Outposts in Syria, Lebanon Suggest IDF Is Planning a Long Stay
Much was made about the five hilltop surveillance posts Israel hastily assembled before the deadline to withdraw from Lebanon, outposts which they ultimately retained to this day and which seem more or less permanent. Israel isn’t done expanding their military...
Israeli Troops Fire on French UNIFIL Peacekeepers in Southern Lebanon
Israeli troops opened fire on a UNIFIL peacekeeper patrol in southern Lebanon near Rmeish on Saturday. The patrol was already scheduled, so Israel was informed that UNIFIL peacekeepers would be in the area at the time, suggesting this was not a case of mistaken...
Netanyahu Vows to Attack ‘Everywhere in Lebanon’ as Israel Bombs Private Beirut School
While Israel has launched hundreds of attacks on Lebanese territory since the “ceasefire” went into effect in November, they had so far only done flights over the capital city of Beirut. Today, however, they started attacking the capital again. Moments before the...
Israeli Drone Strikes Kill Four, Injure Others in Southern Lebanon
Last week’s rocket fire toward Israel continues to be used as an excuse for escalating Israeli drone strikes against southern Lebanon. Those rockets didn’t hit anything or do any damage to anyone, but the Israeli drones are killing several people, with four more slain...
Lebanon Contacts US, France as Israel Escalates Attacks, Threatens Beirut
Lebanese officials, including President Aoun and Prime Minister Salam have been in “intensive contact” with the US and French government in recent days, as Israel escalates its airstrikes against southern Lebanon and threatens attacks on the capital city of Beirut....