The Soufan Center notes Israel and the government of Lebanon are expanding direct talks to include a military “track,” even as Beirut refuses to order its armed forces to confront Hezbollah. The
One of the first targets struck by Israel in its renewed offensive against Hezbollah this month was a bank branch in Beirut. Images broadcast on Lebanese television showed charred $100 bills scattered
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War reached the heart of Beirut before dawn, shattering any illusion that the conflict would remain confined to border areas. At 5.30am, residents were jolted awake by the roar of Israeli jets
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“This conflict with Iran is not regional. It is” – in his words – “a war really for the West, for free societies. And I am very much in favour of any
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Renewed hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah have shaken Lebanon’s fragile stability, threatening to drag the country into sustained conflict long after the broader Iran war subsides. The violence, a direct spillover from
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Hezbollah has deployed elite fighters to southern Lebanon to confront Israeli forces, according to Lebanese sources familiar with the movement, marking a significant escalation as the Iran-backed group re-enters territory it had
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Lebanon’s fragile government is facing one of its gravest crises in years after Hezbollah leaders threatened civil war in response to a cabinet decision to disarm the Iran-backed militia. Prime Minister Nawaf
More Emerging reports suggest that the United States and Israel are covertly supporting a controversial plan to divide Lebanon into three separate entities — a radical redrawing of borders that would not only
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by Our Diplomatic Affairs Editor Twenty-five years ago, jubilation rippled through the hills of southern Lebanon as Israeli tanks vanished across the Blue Line, pursued not by bullets but by chants of
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by Our Correspondent in Doha In a speech at the annual conference of the Institute for National Security Studies at the Hebrew University of Reichman, Mossad chief David Barnea disclosed details about
More United Nations experts have issued a stark condemnation of Israel’s continued military actions in South Lebanon, calling on the Israeli government to immediately halt its deadly assault on civilians returning to their
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