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
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 Fields Medal winner is attempting to solve one of the Millennium Problems, with a reward of $1 million, but he also applies his analysis to topical enigmas such as the Venezuelan election and the advance of artificial intelligence
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…’
Military sources warn that the withdrawal of UNIFIL troops would remove the only witnesses to the Israeli invasion
In the shadow of the long and bloody military occupation of Gaza, the presence of Israeli troops sparks doubts about the duration, intensity, and result of the operation across its northern border
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
Iran’s attack on Israel shatters hopes for a short-term ceasefire or truce
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
