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 Prime Minister Has Flip-flopped After His Opposition to the 2022 Agreement by His Predecessor, Yair Lapid, Delineating the Two Countries' Maritime Border. Now He's the One 'Giving Away Land' to Israel's Northern Neighbor
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...
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...
Attacks on arms centres, alleged chemical weapons facilities, and military air and sea resources are essentially defensive in nature, Israel claims
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...
"The Israel Defense Forces in the Second Lebanon War: Why the Poor Performance?" Journal of Strategic Studies 31, no. 1 (February 2008): 3-40.Avi Kober, "The Israel Defense Forces in the Second Lebanon War: Why the Poor Performance?" The Journal of Strategic Studies 31, no.1 (...
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. ...
At the heart of theIsrael-Hezbollah ceasefire dealstands the Litani River in Lebanon, just a few kilometers from Israel's northern border. CNN's Tamara Qiblawi visited the banks of the river to break down why this geographic landmark is so significant. ...
“This is the highest place in the region, looking upon Lebanon, upon Syria, Israel,” said Efraim Inbar, director of the Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security (JISS). “It’s strategically extremely important. There is no substitute for mountains.” Ad Feedback The summit...