Lebanon’s precarious balance tipping amid Hezbollah-Israeli war

As the Lebanese Christian village of Rmeish marks its first Easter since the Gaza war erupted, residents say a parallel confrontation between Hezbollah and Israel is dragging them into a conflict they did not choose. Like many Christians elsewhere in southern Lebanon, residents are angry and fearful their homes could be caught in the … Read more

Hezbollah’s dangerous surface-to-air missile ‘equation’

According to news reports affiliated with Hezbollah, the terrorist group downed an Israeli Hermes 450 ‘Zik’ drone on Monday using a surface-to-air missile. The IDF said only that a “UAV fell inside Lebanese territory” after two surface-to-air missiles were fired, adding that it was “striking Hezbollah terror targets deep inside Lebanon.” The use of … Read more

Hezbollah senior commander killed in alleged Israeli drone strike

Hezbollah and foreign media reports claimed on Monday that the IDF killed Wissam al-Tawil, known as Jawad, a key operations commander in southern Lebanon, in an air strike in Khirbat Salem, Lebanon. It was unclear if Jawad, a reportedly significant figure within Hezbollah, had been killed as part of ongoing exchanges of fire between … Read more

Nasrallah: Not responding to Arouri killing would leave Lebanon exposed

Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah warned that his movement “cannot accept” the alleged Israeli assassination of deputy Hamas leader Saleh al-Arouri, stressing that remaining silent would cause more harm than “any risks that may come from responding, in a speech on Friday afternoon. “I tell you with certainty that this will not go without a … Read more