The weakening of the Damascus dictator’s allies, Russia, Iran, and Hezbollah, together with the coincidence of the truce between Israel and the Lebanese militia and the transition in Washington, explain the lightning offensive of the Syrian rebels
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
In the absence of a solution for the Palestinians, the risk of a new war persists
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 IDF has launched strikes in the only area of the country that until now was considered relatively safe from the offensive, due to its distance from the southern front and Israeli territory
Lebanon’s underfunded but popular Armed Forces are playing a key role in the country’s bid for an unlikely ceasefire deal that Israel refuses to agree to
Criticism is pouring down on the Israeli prime minister, who is supported only by the most radical sector of his government, while calls for protests in the streets continue
A weakened Hezbollah continues to fight in the area near the border despite severe blows against its leadership and operational structure
The Shia-majority region where the militia-party emerged is the scene of Israel’s largest evacuation orders so far in the conflict
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
Israel’s demand that the mission be relocated and its army’s attacks are jeopardizing the effectiveness of the UNIFIL operation, one of the oldest in the United Nations
Attacks on merchant ships in the Red Sea and against Israel strengthen the Yemeni rebels’ regional alliance with Iran, partly offsetting the setbacks suffered by Hamas and Hezbollah
Over the past year, Israel has killed nearly all of the Palestinian and Lebanese militia leaders it had set its sights on
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
Israeli authorities view him as their primary target, accusing him of orchestrating the October 7, 2023, attacks that resulted in the deaths of around 1,200 people
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
Climate change and conflict are displacing people, destroying livelihoods and disrupting agricultural and industrial economies, all of which intensifies hunger and instability
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
UNIFIL commanders deny that Hezbollah uses its soldiers as human shields, as Israel claims. The blue helmets mission has neither the capacity nor the will to engage in combat despite coming under attack
The Israeli army did not mistakenly target the Blue Helmets; it acted deliberately to eliminate inconvenient observers
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
The Arab-Jewish essayist claims that the current Israeli government is set on ‘the ethnic cleansing of Gaza and the actual annexation of the West Bank’
The Israeli army has launched a new operation in the north of the Strip, ordering the expulsion of its inhabitants and the closure of hospitals as the death toll in the war exceeds 42,000
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…’
