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The war between Israel and Lebanon is escalating, and diplomatic efforts to end hostilities appear to be at an impasse. The Speaker of the Lebanese Parliament, Nabih Berri, confirmed in an interview with the newspaper Al-Sharq Al-Awsat that there has been no significant progress regarding the cessation of the Israeli aggression. Berri stressed that while the U.S. claims to be in favor of ending hostilities, no concrete action has been taken to achieve it. This criticism is directly directed at the American administration, which, according to him, remains passive despite its public statements. "They say they are with us to stop the war, but they are doing nothing to make it happen," he said, pointing to a dissonance between words and actions.

In the face of this information war, the Lebanese media have a key role to play. By spreading unfounded rumors, they risk falling into the trap set by Israel: deepening divisions and inciting revolt against the refugees, who include the Shiite community and not only those close to Hezbollah but also Sunnis, Druze and Christians. In the end, it is all the Lebanese, regardless of their communities, who are targeted, especially since Netanyahu threatens Lebanon to become a new Gaza, and therefore all Lebanese. The Lebanese who are not refugees today will be able to be refugees tomorrow and this imposes on us a duty of solidarity and responsibility.

Lebanon's Health Ministry has released a new toll of Israel's aggression on Lebanon, lamenting the death of 36 people in Tuesday's strikes. This brings the total death toll since the beginning of hostilities to 2,119, with more than 10,019 injured. The areas most affected by Israeli strikes are the governorates of Nabatieh, South, Bekaa and Baalbek-Hermel. The Israeli strikes have not only killed civilians, but they have also destroyed critical infrastructure, resulting in the displacement of more than a million people across the country.

The situation in southern Lebanon continues to deteriorate amid intense clashes between Israeli forces and Hizbullah. In the past few hours, several major events have taken place in this region already battered by fighting, while violence continues in other areas affected by Israeli strikes.

According to the latest figures released by the Lebanese Ministry of Health via Platform X, since the beginning of the Israeli aggression, the total toll now stands at 2,119 martyrs and 10,019 wounded. This escalation of violence continues to wreak havoc, and Lebanon is facing an unprecedented humanitarian crisis.

The situation in southern Lebanon and Israel continues to deteriorate as fighting intensifies, marking a new stage in the escalation of the conflict between Israeli forces and Hezbollah. At the same time, clashes also continue in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, where civilians continue to suffer the consequences of Israeli strikes and ground offensives.

Local news Lebanon continues to suffer the direct consequences of the intensification of fighting in the south of the country, pitting Hezbollah against the Israeli...

This alarming rhetoric, designed to deter the Lebanese and weaken the resistance, also reveals a stalemate in the face of Hezbollah's resilience in southern Lebanon, a territory much larger than Gaza, which covers 10,452 square kilometers. Comparatively, Gaza, with its 365 km², seems tiny. Yet, after more than a year of strikes, blockades, and incessant conflicts, Hamas continues to stand up to Israel, even launching salvos of rockets at Tel Aviv, like the one yesterday, October 7, a year after the beginning of the events.

In contrast to Israel's commitments to the United States, where promises of a limited operation have been made, the reality on the ground reveals a much broader military objective. The Israeli army seems to be aiming for the complete destruction of Hezbollah, a goal that would involve an advance to Beirut, or even to Baalbeck, in the Bekaa Valley, a historic stronghold of Hezbollah. This scenario, strongly reminiscent of the 1982 offensive which, although announced as limited, finally led Israeli forces to Beirut, deserves an in-depth analysis.

Since the beginning of the military escalation in October 2023, the war between Israel and Lebanon has not been played out solely on the...

The Israeli army recently released photos that purported to prove its control over Maroun el Ras, a strategic village on the border between Lebanon and Israel. The photos show an Israeli flag being raised in a garden in Maroun el Ras, a symbolic act meant to represent Israeli control of the community. However, fact-checking revealed that the footage was taken about 300 meters from the Blue Line, the internationally recognized border between Lebanon and Israel. The garden in question is a public park located in the southern part of the village, which does not prove that Israeli forces control the entire community.

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Israel, meanwhile, seems determined to continue its military operations until it achieves its goals. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said yesterday that as long as Israel's existence is threatened, the fighting will continue. He stressed the need to continue the war against Hezbollah and prevent any strategic threat from Gaza or Lebanon.

As Lebanon goes through one of the most serious crises in its recent history, Beirut's Rafik Hariri International Airport remains a crucial infrastructure, not only for the delivery of humanitarian aid, but also for maintaining a minimum of connections with the outside world. However, as military tensions escalate with Israel, the airport is becoming increasingly vulnerable and at the heart of the Lebanese government's security concerns.