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
Militias allied to Hezbollah and Tehran are stepping up their attacks on Israeli and US targets in Iraq, Syria, and Yemen in an attempt to relieve some of the pressure on Lebanon
Washington will have about 43,000 troops in the area once the new personnel arrive, according to Pentagon officials
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
The Israeli prime minister rejected UN dialogue initiatives and lashed out at Iran for sponsoring terrorism in the region from Gaza to Lebanon
The Israeli prime minister insists on proceeding on a war footing despite a US and French proposal to agree on a 21-day truce
The military capabilities of the Lebanese fundamentalists are far inferior to Israel, but considerable nonetheless. It has missiles capable of hitting any point in Israeli territory if they get past its sophisticated anti-aircraft defenses
Up to 71% of the Israel Defense Forces participating in the Gaza conflict are reservists. Many of them have been transferred to the border with Lebanon after fighting in the Strip
The attacks of September 22-23 have already caused more fatalities in the country than all the other clashes this year
For decades, the small Mediterranean country has been a parallel stage in the struggle for control of historic Palestine
The IDF is replicating its Gaza strategy and forcing thousands of Lebanese families to flee amid intense bombardments against Hezbollah. Meanwhile, three ‘highly trained and motivated’ divisions transferred from the Strip await the order to invade
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
Israel allegedly placed small explosives on 5,000 pagers that arrived in Lebanon in recent months, tampering with them along the supply line. The Taiwanese manufacturer, Gold Apollo, has declined any responsibility
Residents are calling for an open war with the Lebanese militia to neutralize the threat of daily rocket strikes
A latent tension that has been simmering for decades has exploded and the escalation of violence has turned the region into a hotbed of geopolitical interest — but also, a much-needed source of learning
