A ceasefire deal between Israel and Hezbollah took hold on Wednesday. As both sides halted their military operations, thousands of displaced Lebanese began returning to their homes and villages that had been under a months-long Israeli bombardment.
According to Israeli reports, Israel and Lebanon are very close to concluding a ceasefire deal, after two days of intense fire exchange between Hezbollah and the Israeli army over the weekend.
On the heels of the ICC issuing arrest warrants for Israeli officials, Israel killed at least 87 Palestinians on Thursday in strikes across the Gaza Strip, as well as nine Palestinians in Jenin in the northern occupied West Bank.
The US and Israel say ceasefire negotiations with Lebanon are progressing, but Lebanon says negotiations still have a long way to go. Meanwhile, Israeli strikes intensify in Gaza, killing 111 Palestinians in a single day in the northern Gaza Strip.
Despite relentless Israeli attempts to misrepresent and dismantle Hezbollah, the organization has endured. A look at the group’s history and goals explains its enduring power and shows how much of what’s said in Western media is not true.
Israel and the U.S. are trying to install an anti-Hezbollah leader as president of Lebanon, hoping to eliminate the military presence of the resistance in southern Lebanon. But it’s not the first time Israel has interfered in Lebanese politics.
Israel’s military campaign in southern Lebanon is failing. As Israel runs out of options, the U.S. is scrambling for a way out of the Lebanese quagmire — including by reviving hopes for a Gaza ceasefire.
Hezbollah’s newly elected Secretary General, Naim Qassem, said that the Lebanese resistance group would continue to fight for “days, weeks, and months” until Israel halts its genocide in Gaza.
Israel’s conditions for a ceasefire in Lebanon include allowing Israel to operate inside Lebanese territory against Hezbollah and freedom of movement for Israel’s air force in Lebanon’s airspace.
Israel’s conditions for a ceasefire with Lebanon include allowing the Israeli army to continue operating in Lebanese territory. Meanwhile, Israel steps up its extermination campaign in northern Gaza, targeting its last remaining hospitals.