Since the ceasefire began in late November, Israel has carried out enormous numbers of airstrikes against southern Lebanon. The strikes have continued in recent days, but there are signs of even further escalation as bunker-buster bombs are increasing utilized. Major...
Israeli airstrikes against southern Lebanon continued Thursday, with multiple strikes against the outskirts of the town of Nabatieh. The Israeli government claimed that the attacks targeted “Hezbollah infrastructure,” though they did not clarify what that meant or...
A pre-dawn Israeli drone attack in the Lebanese city of Sidon has killed a Hamas commander. The strike was reportedly in the Villas neighborhood of Sidon, near the Imam Ali Mosque. Israel identified the man as Khaled Ahmed el-Ahmed, and described him as the commander...
Israel has continued to escalate its airstrikes against southern Lebanon this week, and while once again they’re presenting it as targeting “Hezbollah infrastructure” and weapons storage, the evidence once again is that overwhelmingly it is civilian targets that are...
Israeli drone strikes against southern Lebanon, centered around the town of Mays al-Jabal, have killed at least four people today, including two Syrian nationals. There were two separate strikes involved in the death toll. The first strike targeted a pickup truck on...
The embassy has announced that Maj. Gen. Michael Leeney will be the new top US military official monitoring the ceasefire in Lebanon. He will replace Maj. Gen. Jasper Jeffers, who previously held that post. The embassy’s statement emphasized Maj. Gen. Leeney will work...
With near daily airstrikes against Lebanon and thousands of Israeli ceasefire violations documented since the ceasefire went into effect, there is growing pressure on the ceasefire monitoring committee to actually chime in on the matter. The ceasefire monitors, which...
For the third time in the past month, Israel has carried out an airstrike against the Lebanese capital city of Beirut. This latest strike targeted the Hadath neighborhood, a southern suburb of Beirut. They issued a warning telling civilians to evacuate the...
The situation on the Lebanon-Israel border continues to worsen, and the ceasefire that’s been in place since November 26 seems increasingly irrelevant with daily attacks. Overnight, Israeli ground troops with tanks and armored vehicles crossed the border and entered...
Israel’s continued airstrikes against Lebanon are fueling growing criticism internationally, particularly as a substantial number of civilians are being swept up in the strikes and few obvious justifications are ever offered for the drone strikes in populated areas....
