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Two Years After Assassination, Hezbollah Struggles to Rebuild Under New Leadership
middle-east13 days ago

Two Years After Assassination, Hezbollah Struggles to Rebuild Under New Leadership

Two years after Israel killed Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut, the organization remains weakened and unable to fully restore its former power. Nasrallah’s death followed a campaign that eliminated key commanders and exposed intelligence breaches, leaving a leadership vacuum. His successor, Naim Qassem, has reorganized the group but lacks Nasrallah’s centralized authority. Hezbollah now faces reduced military capacity, strained ties with Iran, and political pressure, while supporters commemorate the anniversary amid ongoing instability.

via The Jerusalem Post|
#hassan-nasrallah#hezbollah#israel
Lebanon's Yellow Line Marks a Fractured Border as UN Peacekeeping Ends
world21 days ago

Lebanon's Yellow Line Marks a Fractured Border as UN Peacekeeping Ends

A NPR photo essay portrays southern Lebanon after months of heavy fighting: a fragile U.S.-brokered ceasefire has created a “yellow line” buffer and new “pilot zones,” reshaping daily life as civilians face restricted access, displacement, and destruction while UNIFIL’s 48-year mandate winds down. The conflict has killed more than 4,300 people and displaced about 1.2 million, with continued airstrikes and a shifting security order as Lebanese forces assume more control in a border that maps still show as fixed.

via NPR|
#border#ceasefire#displacement
Lebanon clash injures IDF soldiers as Hezbollah retaliation ripples across the region
middle-east21 days ago

Lebanon clash injures IDF soldiers as Hezbollah retaliation ripples across the region

Two Israeli soldiers were lightly injured by an explosion in southern Lebanon, with the IDF striking Hezbollah targets in response, as a broader wave of Middle East updates unfolds: Gaza reports airstrikes killing Palestinians, Houthis claim strikes on Saudi sites with missiles and drones (unclear confirmation), CENTCOM says over 2,000 ships have been escorted through the Strait of Hormuz, Iran outlines conditions to restart talks with the US, UNIFIL emphasizes a smooth transition before its withdrawal, and other regional developments continue.

via The Jerusalem Post|
#gaza#houthis#iran
Lebanon’s security future after UNIFIL withdrawal
middle-east23 days ago

Lebanon’s security future after UNIFIL withdrawal

As UNIFIL’s December 2026 exit approaches, talks in Paris are weighing a multinational successor and expanded Lebanese Army support, but Lebanon warns a security vacuum could emerge if Hezbollah remains armed and a clear post‑UNIFIL role isn’t established, raising questions about whether any replacement would patrol the Blue Line or mainly advise the Lebanese forces.

via The Jerusalem Post|
#blue-line#hezbollah#lebanese-armed-forces
Can Lebanon Replace Hezbollah’s Arms Before Israel Withdraws?
world23 days ago

Can Lebanon Replace Hezbollah’s Arms Before Israel Withdraws?

Six weeks into a US-mediated framework for southern Lebanon, talks falter as Israel links further withdrawal to Lebanese control and Hezbollah disarmament, while Lebanon demands the army operate within occupied zones. The piece argues that peace hinges on reciprocity: credible state institutions, reconstruction, and a comprehensive disarmament process that replaces Hezbollah’s armed role with government security, backed by sustained US support for the Lebanese Armed Forces. Without that, Israeli withdrawal will be used as leverage, and Hezbollah’s narrative of resistance will endure.

via Just Security|
#disarmament#hezbollah#israel
Ali al-Taher setback tests Tehran’s deterrence and domestic politics
world27 days ago

Ali al-Taher setback tests Tehran’s deterrence and domestic politics

Israel’s strike on Hezbollah’s Ali al-Taher ridge triggers a Tehran domestic blame game, with hardliners insisting Iran’s June 28 Islamabad memorandum with the U.S. restricted Hezbollah and that Tehran must restore deterrence; the dispute exposes a split over whether Iran should pursue military pressure or diplomacy, while regional dynamics shift with Yemen’s Houthis gaining ground and Iran leveraging maritime chokepoints like Hormuz and Bab al-Mandeb to project leverage.

via Iran International|
#hezbollah#iran#israel
Israel claims destruction of Hezbollah's multi-kilometer tunnel complex in southern Lebanon
world1 month ago

Israel claims destruction of Hezbollah's multi-kilometer tunnel complex in southern Lebanon

The Israeli military says it destroyed a large Hezbollah underground complex in southern Lebanon, using more than 1,000 tonnes of explosives to collapse two tunnels spanning over 2 km beneath Ali Taher Ridge; the blast triggered a magnitude 4.1 seismic event, with no immediate response from Hezbollah or the Lebanese government as Israel expands its security zone after months of fighting.

via BBC|
#blast#hezbollah#israel
Israel claims Hezbollah tunnel network knocked out in southern Lebanon, tremor recorded
middle-east1 month ago

Israel claims Hezbollah tunnel network knocked out in southern Lebanon, tremor recorded

Israel says it destroyed a Hezbollah tunnel network beneath the Ali al-Taher ridge in southern Lebanon, claiming the operation gives it full control of the ridge and seized Iranian-built weapons and a Hezbollah command center. A U.S. Geological Survey measured a 4.1-magnitude tremor in the area after Lebanon reported a massive explosion. Some militants were killed or forced from the area as fighting has intensified following a recent lull, with Beirut saying Israeli strikes have killed more than 4,300 people since March.

via France 24|
#hezbollah#iran#israel
world1 month ago

Israel airstrikes kill 12 in southern Lebanon village amid Hezbollah flare-up

Two Israeli airstrikes hit the southern Lebanese village of Kfar Tibnit, killing 12 people—including two children—and wounding several, with one strike hitting a building and another hitting a car; a paramedic was among the dead. The strikes come amid renewed clashes with Hezbollah despite a U.S.-brokered truce, and Israel says they were retaliation for Hezbollah drone attacks.

via politico.com|
#airstrikes#casualties#hezbollah
Toll rises to 12 as Israeli airstrikes hit southern Lebanon village
middle-east1 month ago

Toll rises to 12 as Israeli airstrikes hit southern Lebanon village

Israeli air strikes in southern Lebanon killed 12 people, including 11 in a residential building in Kfar Roummane and a paramedic in a strike on a vehicle, as cross-border fighting with Hezbollah intensifies. The Lebanese health ministry says 27 people have died in the past three days. Israel says it targeted Hezbollah infrastructure and weapon transfers in retaliation for a drone attack. The violence threatens the US-brokered ceasefire and has prompted calls from Lebanese officials for international pressure to halt the attacks as civilians flee and tensions rise along the border.

via BBC|
#airstrikes#civilians#hezbollah
Lebanon toll rises as Israel-Hezbollah clashes escalate, U.S. support urged
world1 month ago

Lebanon toll rises as Israel-Hezbollah clashes escalate, U.S. support urged

Israel’s strikes in southern Lebanon killed at least 11 people, including two children and two medics, signaling a fresh escalation with Iran-backed Hezbollah and challenging the U.S.-brokered ceasefire. Lebanon’s leadership has urged U.S. involvement to halt the violence as evacuation orders and continued clashes contribute to a widening regional crisis and heightened concerns over civilian casualties and strategic spillovers in the Middle East.

via CNBC|
#casualties#ceasefire#hezbollah
Israeli airstrikes kill 11 in southern Lebanon amid ongoing clashes
world1 month ago

Israeli airstrikes kill 11 in southern Lebanon amid ongoing clashes

Israeli air raids in southern Lebanon killed at least 11 people, including nine in Kfar Reman and two medics in a separate strike on a civilian car, with another attack near Deir al-Zahrani. The violence persists despite a US-brokered framework for a pilot zone intended to disarm Hezbollah and withdraw forces, following deadly raids in Arab Salim and broader cross-border tensions.

via Al Jazeera|
#airstrike#civilians#hezbollah
Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon kill at least four amid widening clash
world1 month ago

Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon kill at least four amid widening clash

Israeli air raids across southern Lebanon killed at least four people and wounded about 20, hitting towns including Nabatieh, Arab Salim, Nabatieh al-Fawqa and Kfar Reman, in what authorities describe as a response to Hezbollah drone activity and despite a truce. The strikes damaged civilian sites such as a historical building and a municipal park, underscoring a broader escalation in the region with thousands reported killed since March.

via Al Jazeera|
#airstrikes#hezbollah#israel