Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin expressed concerns over reports of Israeli strikes against the Lebanese Armed forces in a call on Wednesday with Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, the Pentagon said Thursday. Austin emphasized the importance of taking “all necessary measures to ensure the safety and security of the Lebanese Armed Forces and UNIFIL forces,” Deputy … Read more
The Lebanese army said that it had fired on Israeli troops after a second incident on Thursday in which a Lebanese soldier was killed in an Israeli strike. Initially, the Lebanese military reported that an Israeli drone had struck an army unit working to enable the passage via the Marjeyoun-Hasbaya road of civilians to … Read more
The leader of the Lebanese Forces, a Christian political party in Lebanon, sounded the alarm on Hezbollah and the low-level conflict with Israel that it has brought on Lebanon. His comments were published by the Associated Press this week and represent an important development in the Lebanese political landscape. They coincide with a BBC … Read more
