
Wounded Hezbollah has no response to Israel’s escalation in Lebanon
The assassination of Haytham Ali Tabatabai, the militia’s number two, exacerbates the group’s weakness and leaves it paralyzed over how to respond

The assassination of Haytham Ali Tabatabai, the militia’s number two, exacerbates the group’s weakness and leaves it paralyzed over how to respond

A geopolitical balance of the diplomatic initiative with which the US president has scored another success after the bombing of Iran and the imposition of military and trade demands on Europe

The road for such a fragile initiative is fraught with risks, but the US president’s calculations, the consensus in the region, and Hamas’ weakness and isolation provide cause for hope
The text places the Islamist party-militia between a rock and a hard place, demanding its surrender and the immediate handing over all hostages, with no compensation other than the end of the massacre and the renunciation of ethnic cleansing

Tehran, promising a ‘severe’ response, launches 100 drones toward Israeli territory. The United States maintains it did not participate in the offensive ordered by Netanyahu

Hadi Matar receives the maximum sentence in his first trial, but also faces terrorism-related charges

The new government in Beirut is seeking peace while trying to rebuild the state and the country’s economy

The president is committed to demilitarizing the Shia party-militia through dialogue, but pressure from the US and Israel leaves little room for maneuver for the armed organization

The Israeli prime minister guarantees the stability of the coalition with a massive wave of bombings after two months of boycotting the truce agreement with Hamas
Residents doubt that Hezbollah has been defeated and some are not confident of returning to their homes despite the ceasefire and an Israeli military presence

The US withdrew from the nuclear deal negotiated by the Obama administration and European partners in 2018, during Trump’s first term
Strategic superiority and US backing allow Israel to ignore the terms of the agreement while demanding strict compliance from Hamas, just as it does with Hezbollah in Lebanon

The White House says the president does not want to impose his proposal to evacuate the Strip but rather seeks ‘creative solutions’ with Israel and Arab nations

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

An operation led by HTS, with roots in Al Qaeda, and rebels allied to Turkey have made their move on the Syrian chessboard in the face of the ineffectiveness of the regime and its allies

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
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

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
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

The threat of a major Israeli attack is fueling debate over changing the country’s military doctrine, which bans such devices