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Why has Israel intensified its strikes on Lebanon again?

The series of raids carried out between Friday and last Sunday killed six and disrupted a period of relative calm.

Why has Israel intensified its strikes on Lebanon again?

Smoke billows from the site of an Israeli strike that targeted the outskirts of the southern Lebanese village of Zibqin on Sept. 22, 2024. (Credit: Kawnat Haju/AFP)

BEIRUT — Nearly two weeks before the scheduled withdrawal of Israeli troops from southern Lebanon, Tel Aviv appears determined once again to increase pressure on Lebanon. In recent days, it has resumed a series of airstrikes and targeted attacks,...
BEIRUT — Nearly two weeks before the scheduled withdrawal of Israeli troops from southern Lebanon, Tel Aviv appears determined once again to increase pressure on Lebanon. In recent days, it has resumed a series of airstrikes and targeted attacks,...