•Israeli airstrike in the southern Lebanese village of Abbasiyyeh, today Israel renewed its strikes in south Lebanon today, as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu insisted the Iran war truce does not include Lebanon. The strikes came despite Iran-backed armed group Hezbollah, which drew Lebanon into the Middle East war by attacking Isra...
•Israeli soldiers take up position with a tank near Shtula, bordering Lebanon The Israeli military said it struck Hezbollah rocket launchers in south Lebanon yesterday, despite a fragile ceasefire with the militant group. The truce, which took effect on November 27, has been marked by mutual accusations of violations from both sides, reports A...
•A street in Haifa in northern Israel is nearly deserted as Yom Kippur begins at sunset The Israeli military yesterday warned residents of south Lebanon “not to return” to their homes as troops continued fighting Hezbollah militants in the area. Israeli forces continue to “target Hezbollah posts in or near your villages”, military spokesman Av...
•UN peacekeeping force The UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon, which says it has come under repeated fire in the Israeli-Hezbollah war in recent days, has patrolled the troubled border for decades. Here is an overview: Ceasefire monitors The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) was set up in 1978 to monitor the withdrawal of [&hellip...

