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Lebanon Will Keep Hezbollah’s Arms, Lose its South

Hussain Abdul-Hussain, 24/03 11:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Lebanon has made its choice. Instead of enforcing UN Security Council Resolution 1701 and its own cabinet’s decision to disarm Hezbollah, Beirut will allow the pro-Iran militia to keep its weapons but it will lose its territory south of the Litani River. While Lebanon will argue that Israel’s occupation would violate international law, this ...

From South Lebanon to Beirut's Southern Suburbs: Strikes Intensify

This is Beirut, 24/03 10:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Israeli strikes intensified across Lebanon late Monday, with a series of airstrikes targeting Beirut’s southern suburbs, expanding operations beyond traditional Hezbollah strongholds and into new regions. The escalation followed renewed warnings by Avichay Adraee and came amid Israeli claims of arresting members of the Radwan Force and seizing ...

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

Amal Chmouny, 19/03 12:55 - Reading : 7 minute(s)

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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 ...

Israel Strikes Bridges Over Litani

This is Beirut, 19/03 10:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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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 ...

A New Flashpoint? Lebanon and Syria's Uneasy Border

Samar El Kadi, 14/03 14:55 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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As fighting escalates on Lebanon’s southern border with Israel, the country’s frontier with Syria is emerging as a potential flashpoint. Along the 350-kilometer northeastern border in the Bekaa Valley, Syrian forces have reinforced their positions while Hezbollah has reportedly deployed its fighters, raising concerns in ...

Exclusive: Senior U.S. Official Says Lebanon “Must Take Stronger Action”

This is Beirut, 13/03 22:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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A top U.S. official told This Is Beirut that Lebanon’s government had not done enough to combat Hezbollah and stabilize the ongoing crisis. “Despite years of American assistance and support to the Lebanese government and the Lebanese Armed Forces,” the official said, “we believe Lebanon’s authorities must take stronger action to assert ...

Lebanon Plea: A Peace Initiative or a Lifeline for Hezbollah?

Amal Chmouny, 13/03 11:50 - Reading : 6 minute(s)

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Lebanon’s call for direct negotiations with Israel and its pledge to disarm Hezbollah are being framed in Beirut as historic. But it may instead be a delayed response, too late to stop the war, too weak to change its course, and potentially giving Hezbollah room to maneuver. On Monday, President Joseph Aoun urged an immediate ceasefire and ...

Macron Urges Hezbollah to Disarm

This is Beirut, 11/03 16:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday urged Hezbollah to cease its attacks from Lebanon against Israel and hand over its weapons to the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF). In a post on the platform X, Macron said Israelis and Lebanese “have the same right” to live in peace and security, stressing that this principle underpins the continued ...

Hezbollah Operations Endanger Christian Villages

This is Beirut, 10/03 16:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Displaced people sheltering in Rmeish, a Christian-majority town in southern Lebanon, were escorted out by the Lebanese army on Tuesday after Israel warned local authorities that individuals linked to Hezbollah could be targeted. “We did not have shelters in Rmeish,” Mayor Hanna al-Amil told the daily An Nahar. “We hosted the ...

Israeli Strikes Hit Southern Lebanon as Hezbollah Clashes with Troops

This is Beirut, 10/03 14:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Two people were killed on Tuesday in an Israeli drone strike targeting a car on the Qulaila road in the Tyre district of southern Lebanon, the National News Agency (NNA) reported. In parallel, the Israeli army renewed evacuation warnings on Tuesday afternoon for residents of Beirut’s southern suburbs for those living in Haret Hreik, Ghobeiry, ...

The Lebanese Army Goes Rogue

Hussain Abdul-Hussain, 09/03 14:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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The Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF), under its commander Rodolphe Haykal, has defied the state it is sworn to serve, effectively siding with Hezbollah at a moment when Lebanon teeters on the edge of the abyss. After Hezbollah drew Lebanon back into war on March 2, the Lebanese cabinet rushed into an emergency meeting and banned the militia’s ...

When the State Decides but Cannot Enforce

Marwan El Amin, 09/03 12:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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After Hezbollah once again turned Lebanon into a battlefield at the behest of the Iranian regime, all eyes turned to see whether the Lebanese state could undertake tangible measures to counter this existential risk. Hours after Hezbollah lobbed rockets into Israel on March 2, the Lebanese government convened an emergency meeting at the ...

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