The ceasefire agreement between Israel and Lebanon, brokered by the US and France just a year ago, required Hezbollah to remove its fighters and weapons from the south of the Litani river, about 30km (20 miles) from the border with Israel, and Israeli troops to withdraw from areas of southern Lebanon that they invaded during […]
Lebanese Army Prepares to Disarm Hezbollah
Hezbollah was not so long ago the strongest armed force in Lebanon, so strong that the national army did not dare to challenge it. But a lot has happened to weaken the terror group and to strengthen the Lebanese national army, so that it may now, at long last, be forced to give up its […]
France and US Accuse IDF of Violating Ceasefire with Hezbollah
Just a few days into the Israel-Lebanon agreement for a ceasefire requiring Hezbollah to remove all of its forces from south of the Litani River, and not to rearm anywhere in Lebanon, the terror group has been testing Israel’s resolve to make sure Hezbollah hews to the agreement. In every case so far of violations […]
What’s Wrong with the Israel-Lebanon Agreement? Everything.
That is the dismal conclusion of Michael Rubin, who writes about the Middle East from his perch at the American Enterprise Institute. More of his view of the agreement can be found here: “Don’t Celebrate Israel’s Ceasefire with Hezbollah Yet,” by Michael Rubin, Middle East Forum, November 26, 2024: On November 26, 2024, in a […]
What Does the Israel-Hezbollah Agreement Say?
Both Israel and Hezbollah are claiming that they have achieved their goals with the ceasefire agreement. Hezbollah says it is still standing, and that the agreement does not demand its total disarmament north of the Litani River; the group lives to fight another day. The agreement according to Hezbollah merely repeats UN Security Resolution 1701. […]
Israel and Hizballah: ‘We Must Not Repeat Past Mistakes’
While a stronger international force, led by the Americans, to police the area between the Litani River and the border with Israel, is welcome, in the end, only the IDF can truly ensure that Hezbollah does not return to that area in southern Lebanon. And Israel wants the IDF’s right to enter Lebanon to ensure […]
On That US-Brokered Ceasefire Agreement Between Israel and Hezbollah
Hezbollah is reeling from the relentless attacks by the IDF in Lebanon. Nearly 2,500 of its operatives have been killed in the last two months. Thousands more have been wounded, many rendered unfit for service, including the 1,500 wounded by the “exploding pagers.” Both Hezbollah’s head, Hassan Nasrallah, and his successor Hashem Safieddine, have been […]
Hizballah militia trains literally in the shadow of the United Nations
Another manifestation of the UN’s relentless hostility toward Israel. “Hezbollah does training literally in the shadow of UNIFIL,” Elder of Ziyon, April 27, 2023 (thanks to The Religion of Peace): Alma is an organization that closely monitors activities on Israel’s northern borders. Last week it tweeted a video published by a (non-Shiite) Hezbollah-aligned militia showing their training in […]