An Israeli strike on the city of Nabatieh, in southern Lebanon, on May 26, 2026. (Credit: Abbas Fakih/AFP)
While U.S. President Donald Trump is trying to reshuffle the deck in the region — by inviting Arab and Muslim countries to join the Abraham Accords and by negotiating an agreement with Iran — Israel is intensifying attacks on Lebanon, imposing a military fait accompli in anticipation of a possible cease-fire that could be imposed on it in Lebanon.Israel has thus launched an operation that now reaches the outskirts of the city of Nabatieh and is simultaneously applying pressure on the district and city of Sour, as well as on West Bekaa. Until Tuesday evening, American guarantees aimed at shielding Beirut and its southern suburbs from the war were still holding, but Benjamin Netanyahu is doing everything in his power to get a green light from the United States to strike this region in order to put pressure on Hezbollah, its base and the...
While U.S. President Donald Trump is trying to reshuffle the deck in the region — by inviting Arab and Muslim countries to join the Abraham Accords and by negotiating an agreement with Iran — Israel is intensifying attacks on Lebanon, imposing a military fait accompli in anticipation of a possible cease-fire that could be imposed on it in Lebanon.Israel has thus launched an operation that now reaches the outskirts of the city of Nabatieh and is simultaneously applying pressure on the district and city of Sour, as well as on West Bekaa. Until Tuesday evening, American guarantees aimed at shielding Beirut and its southern suburbs from the war were still holding, but Benjamin Netanyahu is doing everything in his power to get a green light from the United States to strike this region in order to put pressure on Hezbollah, its base and...
Fragile calm holds in south Lebanon, except for strikes in Nabatieh and Sour districts