Lebanon

Israel Says Striking Hezbollah in Beirut
Israel Says Striking Hezbollah in Beirut

The Israeli military said it launched a wave of strikes on Lebanon's capital Beirut targeting Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah early Saturday, after calling on residents of several areas to evacuate. Lebanon was pulled into the Middle East war when Hezbollah began firing rockets into Israel on March 2 to avenge the killing of Iran's ...

U.S. Ambassador Welcomes Lebanon's Proposal for Talks with Israel
U.S. Ambassador Welcomes Lebanon's Proposal for Talks with Israel

The U.S. ambassador to Lebanon on Friday hailed the Lebanese president's proposal to launch direct negotiations with Israel to put an end to the latest war between Israel and Hezbollah. Lebanon was pulled into the Middle East war when Tehran-backed Hezbollah began firing rockets into Israel on March 2, to avenge the killing of Iran's ...

U.S. Treasury Sanctions Global Network Funding Hezbollah
U.S. Treasury Sanctions Global Network Funding Hezbollah

The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced Friday the designation of a network of 16 individuals and entities led by Hezbollah financier Alaa Hassan Hamieh. According to Treasury, the network, operating across Lebanon, Syria, Poland, Slovenia, Qatar, and Canada, has laundered and diverted over ...

Israel Pounds Southern Lebanon Amid Hezbollah Attacks
Israel Pounds Southern Lebanon Amid Hezbollah Attacks

Hezbollah claimed responsibility for multiple attacks against Israeli settlements and military positions, while Israeli forces have responded with airstrikes and artillery targeting southern Lebanon on Friday, according to Lebanon’s National News Agency.  The militant group reportedly targeted Israeli settlements including Kiryat Shmona, ...

After the War: Why Lebanon's Shia Must Be Freed from Tehran
Op-edAfter the War: Why Lebanon's Shia Must Be Freed from Tehran

Unlike the June 2025 conflict, the current U.S.-Israeli military campaign against the Iranian regime is poised to reshape the region, with significant consequences for Tehran’s proxies, foremost among them Hezbollah. The fates of Iran and Hezbollah have become defining questions of the regional war. Hezbollah did not hesitate to open a front ...

Lebanese President Calls for Truce While Receiving French Foreign Minister
Lebanese President Calls for Truce While Receiving French Foreign Minister

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Thursday renewed his call for a truce and the opening of negotiations with Israel to stop the war between it and Hezbollah, during a meeting with French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot. Lebanon was brought into the regional war on March 2, when Hezbollah fired rockets toward Israel in response to the killing of ...

Shiite-Majority Region Rejects Amal, Hezbollah Aid Role
Shiite-Majority Region Rejects Amal, Hezbollah Aid Role

The Union of Associations of Baalbek-Hermel, along with several NGOs assisting displaced people, has voiced opposition to transferring displacement aid to the Council for the South, citing concerns over corruption. In a statement, the union pointed to what it described as the council’s poor track record over the past two decades, arguing that ...

Lebanon’s Last Chance: A Turning Point or the Point of No Return?
AnalysisLebanon’s Last Chance: A Turning Point or the Point of No Return?

Caught in the escalating conflict between Hezbollah and Israel, Lebanon faces a critical turning point. The Lebanese state can no longer claim sovereignty while tolerating an armed militia that unilaterally dictates war and peace. President Joseph Aoun’s assertion that Hezbollah seeks the “collapse of the Lebanese state” and the ...

Roots of Radicalization: The Lebanese Immigrant Behind the Michigan Attack
AnalysisRoots of Radicalization: The Lebanese Immigrant Behind the Michigan Attack

A Lebanese immigrant to the U.S. last Thursday drove a truck laden with explosives into a synagogue in Michigan, as Israel fought a war with Hezbollah thousands of miles away, a group to which the assailant’s brother reportedly has ties. The FBI described Ayman Ghazali’s attack as a “targeted act of violence against the Jewish community.” ...

Israel Strikes Bridges Over Litani
Israel Strikes Bridges Over Litani

As the ground offensive continues, Israeli strikes have begun targeting bridges over the Litani River, with IDF army spokesmen citing Hezbollah smuggling routes and the need to isolate enemy movement. Two retired Lebanese Army Generals believe the move is also a concerted pressure campaign directed at the Lebanese state. On March 13, the IDF ...

Netanyahu Issues Directive Allowing Strikes Without Prior Authorization
Netanyahu Issues Directive Allowing Strikes Without Prior Authorization

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced a change in operational directives to the IDF and Mossad, granting advance authorization to carry out targeted killings of senior Iranian and Hezbollah officials without prior political approval when time-sensitive intelligence emerges, according to Israel’s Channel 12 News. The directive aims to ...