Israel commits multiple violations of the ongoing Lebanon ceasefire daily, but this weekend those violations seem to be intensifying in scope and casualty figures. The largest incident this weekend was near the town of Janta, along the Syria border. An Israeli drone...
The Trump Administration’s attempt to dictate terms on the new Lebanese government’s cabinet appears to have failed spectacularly. The new Lebanese cabinet has been announced, and includes multiple members from both Hezbollah and the Shi’ite Amal Movement. The...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is visiting the United States, and the best way to get on his good side is to hype up the Iranian “threat,” and make moves against Iran. Unsurprisingly, the US is headed down that route once again. Despite a recent statement...
Updated 2/2/05 12:11 PM EST On Saturday, the United States launched multiple airstrikes against northwestern Somalia’s Golis Mountain range. Details are still coming in, but President Trump, in announcing the attack on Truth Social, said that “many” were killed. The...
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...
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...
Sunday was meant to be the end of the 60-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon. Numerous displaced civilians from southern Lebanon appeared to believe this also meant an end to Israeli orders not to attempt to return home. Unfortunately, as Israel decided to stay,...
Surprising few people except perhaps Amos Hochstein, who guaranteed this wouldn’t happen, Israel confirmed Friday that they will, in fact, not be withdrawing from Lebanon by the deadline set out in the ceasefire, which was 60 days and arrives overnight Sunday into...
Just one day after Israel’s Foreign Minister was saying they are “committed” to the ceasefire in Lebanon, multiple media reports say that Israel is now seeking an additional 30 days to keep troops in Lebanon, beyond the 60-day deadline for the pullout currently in...
Updated on January 21, 2025, at 3:50 pm EST President Trump has ordered a 90-day pause on US "foreign development assistance" as one of his many executive orders signed on Monday night. It's unclear how extensive the order is or if it will have any impact on military...
