US officials have reportedly begun discussing the possibility of seeking the dissolution of the UNIFIL peacekeeping mission in southern Lebanon, a move that comes amid a ceasefire that sees multiple violations on a daily basis. They emphasized that no decision has yet...
Israel Refused Lebanese Request to Inspect Alleged Hezbollah Site Before Thursday’s Attack
On Thursday evening, Israel issued an evacuation order for the Dahieh neighborhood of Beirut, and after causing a panicked evacuation, it carried out airstrikes hitting eight buildings. At the time, we had reports of Lebanese soldiers being deployed to inspect the...
Israel Pounds Southern Beirut Following Evacuation Order
Lebanon’s capital city of Beirut is in shock tonight when massive explosions tore through the civilian neighborhood of Dahieh, in the city’s south, as the result of a major Israeli attack. This is the first attack on Beirut in over a month. Israel issued an evacuation...
Israel Continues Strikes on Southern Lebanon as Commander Threatens New Offensive
Israel continues its strikes on southern Lebanon Thursday, hitting multiple targets and causing damage, though at present only one injury was reported. The bigger news is that Israel’s Northern Command chief Gen. Ori Gordin is threatening a new offensive. The threat...
Israeli Gunboats Raid Lebanese Waters, Capture Fisherman
Israeli operations against neighboring Lebanon have mostly centered on drone strikes against any vehicles still operational in the towns and villages of the south, but on Wednesday the incident was maritime in nature, with four Israeli gunboats crossing the buoy line...
Israel Kills Two in Weekend Strikes on Southern Lebanon
Israel continued to carry out shelling and drone strikes against southern Lebanon killing at least two people and wounding another according to various reports. As usual, the IDF claimed everyone killed was a top Hezbollah figure. The Saturday strike targeted a car in...
Israeli Drone Strike Killed South Lebanon Municipal Worker Fixing Water Well
Updated 5/30 1:15 PM Israel continues to carry out its daily airstrikes against southern Lebanon, and continues to claim they’re killing Hezbollah figures despite evidence to the contrary. Thursday, the deadly drone strike came against the town of Nabatieh al-Fawqa....
One Killed in Overnight Israeli Drone Strike in Southern Lebanon
Israel continued their airstrikes against southern Lebanon overnight Tuesday into Wednesday. At least one person was reported killed, in a strike against the village of Yater. Two drone missiles were fired at a motorcycle in the village, killing the person riding it....
Israeli Troops Invade Southern Lebanon, Construct Roadblock Overnight
As they have many other times since the ceasefire went into effect in November, Israeli troops entered southern Lebanon overnight, in an operation around the village of Mays al-Jabal. They brought bulldozers, and reportedly also constructed a roadblock before they...
Hezbollah Defies Western Expectations With Strong Showing in South Lebanon Vote
War, sanctions and other economic threats have proven a popular way for the West to try to sway elections in the Middle East. When southern Lebanon went to its municipal elections last week, Israeli media and other Western outlets seemed to expect Hezbollah would...