Tag: Hezbollah
Lebanon’s Army Accuses Israel of Blocking Pullout
The pilot-zone plan Israel and Lebanon agreed to in late June covers just three villages, Froun, Srifa, and Zawtar al-Gharbieh, with no fixed exit timetable for Israeli forces, and Trump declined to commit to one during his July 21 meeting with President Joseph Aoun, according to PBS News. Two of…
Lebanon Tests Peace Amid Regional War
Lebanon’s most promising peace experiment in years began on Tuesday with a small, tangible act: Lebanese army units walked into Zawtar al-Gharbiyeh after Israeli forces pulled out of the southern village.It was the first handover of ground under a US-brokered framework meant to replace both Israeli occupation and Hezbollah’s independent…
Germany Pushes EU Force to Replace UNIFIL
German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul has proposed an EU-mandated force for southern Lebanon after the UN peacekeeping mission ends, arguing that Europe should prevent a security vacuum along the border with Israel.“We should examine in the EU whether we can ensure that no security vacuum arises with a European mandate…
Syria Intercepts Weapons Shipment Allegedly Bound for Hezbollah
Syrian customs authorities said Thursday they intercepted a shipment of advanced weapons concealed inside an oil tanker at the al-Tanf border crossing with Iraq, describing it as one of the largest arms seizures since the fall of Bashar al-Assad's government.According to Syrian officials, inspectors discovered long-range missiles, guided anti-tank weapons…
Trump Presses Netanyahu as Doctrines Collide
President Trump's call urging Prime Minister Netanyahu to withdraw forces from Syria and Lebanon reads less like a request than a rebuke, exposing a strategy Israel seems intent on locking in place, according to Axios.Netanyahu's insistence on "security zones" is not merely defensive. With elections three months away and his…
