The UNIFIL peacekeepers have issued a statement over the weekend after a Friday incident in the southern Lebanese border town of Maroun el-Ras in which an Israeli drone dropped grenades near their position in the area. The drone strikes started around 11:30 am,...
Israeli Drone Strike Kills Two Civilian Engineers, Wounds Another Civilian in Southern Lebanon
An Israeli drone strike destroyed a car on the road between Jarmaq and Kafr Rumman on Thursday, killing two engineers working for the private Meamar Construction company. One other civilian was reported wounded in the attack. The two were identified as Ahmad Saad and...
UN Verifies Israel Killed 103 Lebanese Civilians Since Ceasefire Began
As Israel continues to flaunt the November ceasefire with daily strikes on Lebanon, the United Nations has stepped up with new data on what is happening. A report from the UN Human Rights Office confirms that they have verified at least 103 of the people killed in the...
Two Killed, One Wounded in Israeli Strikes Against Lebanon
Various Israeli strikes against southern and eastern Lebanon on Monday have left at least two people killed and one wounded. The attacks appear to have generally targeted civilian infrastructure, and the IDF has yet to explain the rationale. The Lebanese Health...
One Year After Nasrallah’s Death, Israel Continues Striking Lebanon
This weekend marked the one-year anniversary of the death of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, killed in an airstrike during last year’s Israeli invasion of Lebanon. While a ceasefire deal was signed in November 2024, the Israeli strikes continue. On Friday, Israeli...
Israeli Surveillance Drone Crashes Into UNIFIL Peacekeeper Headquarters in Lebanon
The headquarters of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) peacekeepers in southern Lebanon was struck yesterday when an Israeli surveillance drone crashed into the building. There were no casualties, according to the UNIFIL. The IDF has confirmed that the device...
Father and Three Children Killed by Israel in Lebanon Had Family in US, Sought US Citizenship
Shadi Charara, a car dealer from southern Lebanon, had family members living in the US and sought to join them before he was killed along with three of his young children by an Israeli drone strike on Sunday, The Associated Press reported on Tuesday. Charara, his...
Barrack Says Lebanon Not Taking ‘Concrete Action’ on Hezbollah, Israel Won’t Withdraw
In a Sunday interview, US envoy Tom Barrack accused Lebanon of not taking “concrete actions” to disarm Hezbollah, saying that all they do is talk, and that Israel will absolutely not withdraw from locations inside southern Lebanon that they’ve occupied since last...
Israeli Drone Strike on Southern Lebanon Kills Five, US Disputes Claims Four Were US Citizens
An Israeli drone fired two missiles at a car and a motorcycle on a road in Bint Jbeil, in southern Lebanon on Sunday, killing at least five people, including three children. The Lebanese Health Ministry confirmed the deaths, and also reported two people were wounded....
Amid Fear of Further Escalation, Israel Pounds Villages Across Southern Lebanon
With just over a week until the one-year anniversary of the Israeli assassination of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah during last year’s war, there were already concerns that Israel might start again escalating attacks against Lebanon. In practice Israel never really...