Violence in Syria’s Homs and Hama Governorates have now spread across the border into neighboring Lebanon, and Syria’s new Islamist government has reportedly sent ground troops into the Lebanese border town of Hermel, sparking massive clashes. Both Lebanese clans and...
Israel’s demolition of civilian homes and infrastructure continues in southern Lebanon, despite the ongoing ceasefire. On Wednesday, this centered on the town of Yaroun, in the Bint Jbeil District, where Israeli bombings were reported. The bombings were reported as...
With a number of new Israeli ceasefire violations being reported daily, Lebanon’s government has taken the matter to the UN Security Council, lodging a formal complaint. The details include complaints of Israeli troops shooting at journalists in southern Lebanon, and...
As it does virtually weekly, Israel reiterated today that civilians are not to return to their homes in any areas of southern Lebanon Israel currently occupies. This apparently includes not just villages, but the Mediterranean Sea as well, as an Israeli military boat...
Former a government in a multi-party parliamentary system is often a complex matter, particularly when very few parties of any substantial size are available to include. That’s the case in Lebanon, with the Trump Administration adding some difficulties by meddling in...
With the ceasefire extension in Lebanon still in place until February 18, Israel continues to violate it on every pretext and often no pretext at all. The multiple violations reported on Friday included airstrikes by Israeli fighter jets in both eastern and northern...
The Israeli occupation of southern Lebanon continues, as does Israel’s flaunting of the ceasefire. At least 11 violations of the ceasefire have been reported in the past 24 hours, including airstrikes, drone strikes, and gunfire against Lebanese civilians. Drone...
Only a few days ago the US and Israel announced the extension of the 60-day ceasefire in Lebanon to allow Israeli occupation to continue through at least February 18. IDF officials are making comments today, however, suggesting it may be longer than that. An unnamed...
As the extended ceasefire in southern Lebanon gets underway, Israeli fire against civilian targets continue as they had throughout the initial 60-day ceasefire. At least 24 people were wounded today in a pair of Israeli attacks on the southern Lebanese town of...
Israeli troops continued to enforce a demand that civilians don’t attempt to return home to places being occupied militarily by Israel on Monday, after the 60-day ceasefire that was in place expired and Israel decided to remain anyhow. Two more civilians were reported...
