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Israeli and Lebanese flags at the South Lebanon Army (SLA) Memorial near Metula, following the signing of an agreement between Israel and Lebanon, June 28, 2026. (Ayal Margolin/Flash90)

Lebanon walks into Israel’s trap

The latest agreement only confirms what Hezbollah has warned: Negotiations that fail to secure Israel’s full military withdrawal will prove a fatal mistake.

By Elia Ayoub July 1, 2026

President Donald J. Trump signs a Memorandum of Understanding between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States of America at the Palace of Versailles, France, June 17, 2026. (Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok)

The only logical outcome of a completely irrational war

Israel and the U.S. vowed to crush the Islamic Republic and its proxies. Yet despite its losses, the regime is stronger and has more leverage than before.

By Lior Sternfeld June 26, 2026

Heavy Israeli bombardment hits the city of Nabatieh amid ceasefire negotiations, southern Lebanon, April 16, 2026. (Santiago Montag)

‘If we go there, we’ll be killed’: Inside Israeli-occupied southern Lebanon

During the nearly two-month 'ceasefire,' Israel has continued besieging villages, razing farmland, attacking journalists and rescue workers, and disappearing civilians. Those who remain describe their quest to survive.

By Santiago Montag June 8, 2026

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A fragment of an Iranian missile lodged in the ground in the Golan Heights, April 8, 2026. (Ayal Margolin/Flash90)

The beginning of the end of Israel’s ‘permanent security’ doctrine

Israel’s relentless pursuit of ‘total victory’ has entangled it in an unwinnable war with Iran, eroding legitimacy abroad and deepening moral decay within.

By Meron Rapoport and Ameer Fakhoury April 24, 2026

Israeli forces operate in southern Lebanon during "Operation Roaring Lion," March 11, 2026. (IDF Spokesperson's Unit)

Is Israel trying to foment civil war in Lebanon?

Amid U.S.-brokered talks to extend the ‘ceasefire,’ Israel’s ongoing attacks are weakening the Lebanese government — and Hezbollah seeks to capitalize.

By Elia Ayoub April 23, 2026

Smoke rises from southern Lebanon following Israeli airstrikes, April 11, 2026. (Ayal Margolin/Flash90)

Why the ceasefire in Lebanon won’t stop Israel’s expansionist ambitions

Israel’s push for buffer zones and ‘natural borders’ suggests the emerging ceasefire is unlikely to halt its ongoing ethnic cleansing in southern Lebanon.

By Dimi Reider April 16, 2026

Israeli military vehicles and tanks are seen along the Israeli border with Lebanon amid the ongoing war with Iran and Hezbollah, March 8, 2026. (David Cohen/Flash90)

Israel’s renewed war on Lebanon is about more than just Hezbollah

After violating the ‘ceasefire’ 10,000 times, Israel is once again pounding Lebanon as its enduring thirst for war drives ever expanding ambitions.

By Elia Ayoub March 11, 2026

Residents of northern Israeli communities who were evacuated from their homes due to the war protest against a ceasefire, in Tel Aviv, November 26, 2024. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)

In Lebanon, a ceasefire is cause for celebration. Not in Israel

Israel has turned ‘total victory’ into its Messiah — a redemption that can never be realized but dictates eternal war and destruction as a way of life.

By Orly Noy November 27, 2024

The scene where a missile fired by Hezbollah in Lebanon landed and caused damage in the Palestinian town of Majd Al-Krum, northern Israel, October 16, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

Palestinians in Israel’s north ‘abandoned’ by authorities as rocket deaths soar

Palestinian citizens are disproportionately bearing the brunt of Hezbollah’s missiles due to their lack of shelters and proximity to Iron Dome batteries.

By Suha Arraf November 22, 2024

A portrait of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah is placed on a table with drinks and food to celebrate his assassination, outside a supermarket in Jerusalem, September 29, 2024. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Killing Hezbollah leaders failed 30 years ago. It won’t work now

Instead of debilitating Hezbollah, Israel’s assassination of Hassan Nasrallah may prove to be a major PR boost for the embattled organization.

By Elia Ayoub October 4, 2024

Smoke rises after an Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanon, September 23, 2024. (David Cohen/Flash90)

With pager blasts and airstrikes, Israel unleashes its terror on Lebanon

Israeli leaders have threatened to replicate the ‘Gaza model’ in south Lebanon. But Hezbollah may prove to be an even more challenging foe than Hamas.

By Elia Ayoub September 23, 2024

A woman watches the speech of Secretary-general of Hezbollah Hassan Nasrallah at her home in Mishmar David, September 19, 2024. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)

What Israelis don’t want to hear about Iran and Hezbollah

For years, Israeli expert Ori Goldberg has tried to challenge commonly-held assumptions about the Islamic Republic and its allies. Will anyone listen?

By Edo Konrad September 20, 2024

Iron dome anti-missile system fires interception missiles as rockets fired from the Gaza Strip, in Sderot, May 10, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

We’re already in a regional war. Only a Gaza ceasefire can end it

As long as Palestinians were the primary casualties, Israel’s allies indulged its military hubris. Now they fear the bitter fruits of their mistake.

By Amjad Iraqi August 6, 2024