Israel is building a wall on its northern border along a line demarcated by the United Nations in 2000, when Israel ended its 18-year occupation of southern Lebanon. Israel is building the wall in order to prevent the deadly Hezbollah incursions that spurred the 2006 war, which claimed 1,20...
The same cannot be said of Hezbollah’s armed interchanges with Israel across the Israel-Lebanon border. Once, more than 40 years ago, Hezbollah had a clear purpose in attacking Israel, but time and circumstances have eliminated it. As far as Hezbollah’s self-interest is now concerned – t...
Attacks on arms centres, alleged chemical weapons facilities, and military air and sea resources are essentially defensive in nature, Israel claims
Israel has escalated in recent months a so-called “shadow war” against Iranian-linked targets inside Syria, according to Western intelligence sources, who say the raids are mainly aimed at research centres for weapons development and military convoys moving missiles from Lebanon to Syria. Why is ...
war against Hamas in Gaza. Hezbollah has fired thousands of rockets and drones at Israel, professing to act in solidarity with Hamas, which is also backed by Iran. Israel has retaliated, as well as evacuating tens of thousands of its citizens in northern Israel near the border ...
Why Stay, Why Leave? Israel in Southern Lebanon 1985-2000Eiran, Ehud
Note what Israel's Ambassador to the UN said in New York this weekend: "The Iranian President, the butcher of Tehran, Raisi met with the leadership of Hamas and we know that there were meetings in Syria, in Lebanon…," Gilad Erdan said. ...
Why does Iran see it this way? It cites the ceasefire in Lebanon on the eve of the attack by HTS. The Syrian opposition surprised the Syrian regime. This is because the regime was likely watching developments in Lebanon relating to the Israel-Hezbollah war. ...
Hamas trying to "draw Israel into the quagmire" "I think that Hamas is counting on the fact that they will draw Israel into the quagmire, much like the quagmire that Israel experienced when it invaded Lebanon in 1982 and it took 20 years for them to get out," Cook told CBS News. ...
Image:Israel-Lebanon border. Pic: Alex Rossi Image:Israeli soldiers drive an armoured personal carrier near the border with Lebanon. Pic: AP Worrying times, but not necessarily a precursor to war. What we are seeing can be interpreted in a few ways. It's hard to choose...