A UNIFIL base near the village of Khiam in southern Lebanon, Nov. 28, 2024. (Credit: Jalaa Marey/AFP)
Almost three weeks since the cease-fire deal came into effect, Lebanon is still waiting for the guns to fall silent. The deal, which came into force at 4 a.m. on Nov. 27, put an end — on paper at least — to the open war between Hezbollah and the Israeli army. On the ground, however, the situation is more like a de-escalation than a genuine end to hostilities. Air raids, artillery and warning shots, machine-gun bursts, detonation of houses and maneuvers of all kinds by the Israeli troops are recorded daily in southern Lebanon. In addition to the incessant overflights of warplanes and drones, including above Beirut, Israel is doing everything in its power to “ensure that the region does not revert to being an area of terrorist infrastructure, but rather remains a safe zone,” said Israeli Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi during a recent visit to...
Almost three weeks since the cease-fire deal came into effect, Lebanon is still waiting for the guns to fall silent. The deal, which came into force at 4 a.m. on Nov. 27, put an end — on paper at least — to the open war between Hezbollah and the Israeli army. On the ground, however, the situation is more like a de-escalation than a genuine end to hostilities. Air raids, artillery and warning shots, machine-gun bursts, detonation of houses and maneuvers of all kinds by the Israeli troops are recorded daily in southern Lebanon. In addition to the incessant overflights of warplanes and drones, including above Beirut, Israel is doing everything in its power to “ensure that the region does not revert to being an area of terrorist infrastructure, but rather remains a safe zone,” said Israeli Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi during a recent...
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