Lebanon

By Emilie El Khoury, Queen’s University, Ontario | – (The Conversation) – The Lebanese armed group Hezbollah recently released videos showing footage from one of its drones flying over the Israeli city of Haifa and the surrounding area. Hezbollah released the videos shortly after American special envoy Amos Hochstein went to Beirut in a bid […]

Hizbullah

What would War between Israel and Hezbollah mean for the Middle East?

The Conversation

By Simon Mabon, Lancaster University | – (The Conversation) – The Israeli military is reported to have signed off on a major offensive against Hezbollah, the Lebanon-based militia, prompting fears that the situation could spiral into a full-blown war. The two sides have been exchanging fire since the conflict in Gaza began with the Hamas […]

Hizbullah

Does Israel really want to Open a Two-Front War by attacking Hezbollah in Lebanon?

The Conversation

By Ian Parmeter, Australian National University | – (The Conversation) – Among the many sayings attributed to Winston Churchill is, “Those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it.” This sentiment seems appropriate as Israel potentially appears ready to embark on a war against the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah in southern Lebanon. […]

Hizbullah

Israel Threatens all-out War against Lebanon’s Hezbollah: Curve-ball for US Presidential Campaign?

The Conversation

By Michelle Bentley, Royal Holloway University of London | – (The Conversation) – Israel has announced that it is ready to go to war with Hezbollah – a move that is likely to undermine US president Joe Biden’s chances in the 2024 election even further. Israel says that Hezbollah – the Lebanese political party and […]

Hizbullah

Biden Administration concerned Israel will drag US into War with Lebanon, Officials reveal

Middle East Monitor

( Middle East Monitor ) – The administration of United States’ president Joe Biden has grown increasingly concerned that Israel could drag the US into a war in Lebanon, as Tel Aviv continues to escalate tensions on its northern border and scale up attacks on Hezbollah. According to CBS News , anonymous US officials informed […]

Hizbullah

Lebanon’s Hezbollah is proving to be a serious Problem for Israel

The Conversation

By Zainab Younes, London South Bank University | – (The Conversation) – Hezbollah intensified its attacks in northern Israel on June 2, firing barrages of rockets over the border that set off massive wildfires. This came two days after the Lebanese armed group revealed that it had downed one of Israel’s most advanced drones – […]

Israel

Lebanon: Israel’s White Phosphorus Use risks Civilian Harm

Human Rights Watch

Human Rights Watch – (Beirut) – Israel’s widespread use of white phosphorus in south Lebanon is putting civilians at grave risk and contributing to civilian displacement, Human Rights Watch said today. Human Rights Watch verified the use of white phosphorus munitions by Israeli forces in at least 17 municipalities across south Lebanon since October 2023, including 5 […]

Hizbullah

Will Israel’s Gaza Campaign expand to Hezbollah and Lebanon?

The Conversation

By Emilie El Khoury, Queen’s University, Ontario | – The devastating war in Gaza is now in its sixth month, and the figures are alarming: more than 33,000 Palestinians have been killed. Almost one-third of the population is suffering catastrophic food insecurity and over two million (almost the entire population) have been displaced. More than […]

Algeria

The Middle East Ranks at the Bottom of Gallup’s Happiness Index, except for Rich Oil States; is the US to Blame?

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The annual Gallup report on happiness by country came out this week. It is based on a three-year average of polling. What struck me in their report is how unhappy the Middle East is. The only Middle Eastern country in the top twenty is Kuwait (for the first time in […]