While there is cautious optimism among the communities in Aleppo, which have lived with HTS for longer, in the Damascus region there is wariness over the rise to power of an Islamist group, heir to the jihadism that attacked churches a decade ago
Israeli forces have entered the Arab country for the first time in half a century to try to prevent the new authorities from using military capabilities against the Jewish State
The Sednaya military prison is filled with desperate people seeking news of their loved ones, clinging to the rumor that thousands of prisoners remain in underground cells
The lightning offensive succeeded at a moment when Assad was widely regarded as the virtual victor of the war, had been reinstated in the Arab League, and Italy was actively exploring plans to facilitate the return of refugees to Syria
Residents evacuated by the war with Israel return to Dahieh, south of the Lebanese capital, amid Hezbollah flags, victory signs and gunfire in the air. Some criticize the militia for selling triumphalism after two and a half months of fighting
The deal will be underpinned by a letter of assurance from the US that Israel may bomb Lebanon if it deems Hezbollah in breach. Beirut’s ability to honor its commitments is also fraught with questions
The Israeli prime minister has celebrated the agreement, which allows Israel to continue bombing Gaza (’Hamas is left alone’) and shift its focus to Iran. Meanwhile, the army took advantage of the final hours to strike Beirut with unprecedented intensity
The International Criminal Court’s ruling places Israel’s allies in a difficult position, as they will face the dilemma of having to arrest the Israeli prime minister and his former defense minister Yoav Gallant if they travel to their countries
Six percent of those killed in the country by Israeli fire in the last year are emergency personnel. The number has now reached 168, mainly medical workers and firefighters
The ‘victory photo’ provides the Israeli prime minister with a smoother path to agree to a deal. However, it comes at a time of heightened bellicose euphoria against Iran and increasing momentum toward the potential recolonization of the Palestinian territory
The World Health Organization warns of a ‘very high’ risk of a cholera outbreak, with a fifth of the population displaced and bombings spreading to new areas
Israel has attacked or ordered the evacuation of half of the camps in the country, in a new forced displacement that connects with the images of Gaza
Andrea Tenenti suggests that Israeli attacks on UN forces are part of Benjamin Netanyahu’s campaign to force their withdrawal and that the Israeli army has used blue helmets positions as human shields
In a country accustomed to crises, civil society, volunteers, political parties and prominent citizens are trying to respond to the most immediate needs generated by the Israeli offensive
Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah’s death and the invasion of the south of the country overshadowed an airstrike in an area considered safe. The missile destroyed a residential building, killing 71 people. Relatives are seeking answers that Israel is not providing
Hezbollah’s No. 2, Naim Qassem, says the party-militia has put the loss of Hassan Nasrallah behind it and retains ‘military capabilities’ to confront the Jewish state
The Palestinian-British surgeon became a household name for his wartime work in the Strip and he is once again treating victims of Israeli attacks in Beirut: ‘Same ammunition, same perpetrators, same injuries, same age groups…’
The anniversary of the October 7 Hamas attacks comes as the region faces its most dangerous moment in decades, awaiting Israel’s retaliation for Iran’s attack and its unforeseeable consequences and while bombs continue to fall on Lebanon, which has taken the spotlight from Gaza
The airstrikes, the second against the Lebanese capital during the current offensive, killed at least seven members of a health organization linked to Hezbollah, which launched dozens of missiles and drones against Israeli territory
Dahieh, the once vibrant Shia suburb of the Lebanese capital, is almost empty after thousands of residents fled. Daily Israeli airstrikes are leaving craters, collapsed buildings and damaged sidewalks
Up to 180,000 Lebanese and Syrians have crossed into the neighbouring country, which is still at war, in the last week. With hardly any airlines flying and seats at a premium, hundreds of people with means and a Schengen visa are escaping by yacht to Cyprus
The ground incursion, accompanied by air and artillery fire, consists of ‘limited, localized and targeted ground raids’ against Hezbollah targets in the border area. Lebanese troops withdrew five kilometers from the border. Israeli fighter planes also heavily bombed the southern suburbs of Beirut
The detonation of thousands of pagers and walkie-talkies and the killing of the Lebanese militia’s leaders clearly demonstrates Israel’s ability to turn the tables, thanks to its military and technological superiority, and undisputed support of the United States
Warplanes reduced four buildings to rubble by dropping bombs of up to one ton on what Israel called the ‘main headquarters’ of the Lebanese party-militia
Israel has launched a third round of strikes in the neighboring country after Hezbollah fired missile at Mossad’s headquarters near Tel Aviv
The Israeli army is responding to the offensive by the Lebanese militia which fired dozens of rockets at the north of the country on Friday
The back-to-back detonations on Tuesday and Wednesday, attributed to Israel, have generated a mixture of vulnerability and indignation. A Beirut neighborhood that is a Hezbollah stronghold bore the brunt of it