Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025Compiled by Abbas Mahfouz. Some key things to watch today:• Developments in Bekaa and southern Lebanon after the cease-fire deadline expired. Israel to breach second deadline for ending southern Lebanon occupation: The Israeli army intends to breach the extended deadline for its withdrawal from southern Lebanon, maintaining a “temporary” deployment to five “strategic” border points, according to a military spokesman’s statement to AFP, relayed by the state-run National News Agency. The extension’s announcement came as Israeli troops continued to torch and demolish houses and infrastructure in Blida, Kfar Kila, Maroun al-Ras and Odaisseh while laying the groundwork for its furthered occupation in Marjayoun. On Sunday, the Higher Shiite Council’s deputy...
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025Compiled by Abbas Mahfouz. Some key things to watch today:• Developments in Bekaa and southern Lebanon after the cease-fire deadline expired. Israel to breach second deadline for ending southern Lebanon occupation: The Israeli army intends to breach the extended deadline for its withdrawal from southern Lebanon, maintaining a “temporary” deployment to five “strategic” border points, according to a military spokesman’s statement to AFP, relayed by the state-run National News Agency. The extension’s announcement came as Israeli troops continued to torch and demolish houses and infrastructure in Blida, Kfar Kila, Maroun al-Ras and Odaisseh while laying the groundwork for its furthered occupation in Marjayoun. On Sunday, the Higher Shiite...