On Wednesday, Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar reiterated that Israel wants the "freedom to act" in southern Lebanon as part of any ceasefire deal, a position that's a non-starter for Hezbollah. "In any agreement we will reach, we will need to keep the freedom to...
Israeli Airstrike Kills Three Soldiers in Southern Lebanon Army Post
Despite not being involved in the ongoing Israeli invasion, more and more Lebanese soldiers are being killed in Israeli airstrikes, particularly in Southern Lebanon. Today, an Israeli airstrike targeted an army post in the southern village of Sarafand. At least three...
Israel Has Killed Over 200 Children in Lebanon in Less Than Two Months
The UN's child relief agency, UNICEF, said Tuesday that more than 200 children had been killed by Israeli attacks on Lebanon since Israel escalated its bombing campaign in the country in September. "Despite more than 200 children killed in Lebanon in less than two...
Israeli Soldier Killed, Three Seriously Wounded in Hezbollah Drone Strike
While hope remains for a ceasefire in Israel’s invasion of Lebanon, clashes continue in the country’s south. Today, an Israeli soldier from the Golani Brigade was reported killed and three others seriously wounded in a Hezbollah drone strike. The incident was said to...
Netanyahu: Even If There’s a Lebanon Ceasefire Deal, Israel Will Continue To Operate Against Hezbollah
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday that even if there is a ceasefire deal reached in Lebanon, Israel will still operate militarily against Hezbollah. "The most important thing is not (the deal that) will be laid on paper," Netanyahu told the...
At Least Five Killed as Israel Attacks Religious Site in Central Beirut
Israel is continuing to increase airstrikes against various neighborhoods of the Lebanese capital city of Beirut. Today, those strikes centered on the densely populated working-class quarter of Zoa al-Blat. This attack hit near al-Zahra Husseini a, a Shi’ite religious...
Israeli Airstrike Targets Army Post in Southern Lebanon Town, Killing Two Soldiers
Israel has repeatedly insisted that they are at war with Hezbollah, not Lebanon, and that they have not been deliberately targeting Lebanese military in the course of their invasion of Lebanon. Despite those protestations, they keep hitting Lebanese military targets....
Israel Strike in Central Beirut Hits Syrian Party Office, Killing Hezbollah Media Chief
The metro area around Beirut, particularly the southern suburbs, has been the focus of Israeli near-daily strikes for weeks now. Today, an Israeli airstrike hit central Beirut, Lebanon’s capital, in the Ras al-Nabaa District. The strike targeted a building belonging...
Report: Netanyahu Aide Discussed Lebanon With Trump and Kushner at Mar-a-Lago
Israeli Minister of Strategic Affairs Ron Dermer, a close aide of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, held talks with President-elect Donald Trump and Jared Kushner at Mar-a-Lago this week, The Washington Post reported on Wednesday. The report, which cited unnamed...
At Least 40 Killed as Israeli Attacks Rescue Workers in Lebanon’s Baalbek
At least 40 were killed and dozens wounded today as Israel carried out multiple airstrikes against different civilian targets in the major eastern Lebanese city of Baalbek. The larger of the two strikes targeted the Baalbek Civil Defense Center, which was the main...