Lebanon has long made survival an art form
I first visited Lebanon in 1978, three years into the civil war and six years before Theodore Ell was born.
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Israel-Hezbollah step back from war, but for how long?
For weeks, Israel had been anticipating a major attack from Hezbollah in retaliation for its killing of Hezbollah commander Fuad Shukr in Lebanon at the end of July.
Hamas leader’s killing could trigger Iran-Israel war
Palestinian militant group Hamas says its top political leader, Ismail Haniyeh, has been killed in his home in Tehran. It blames Israel for the attack, saying it was “a Zionist airstrike on his residence in Tehran after he participated in the inauguration of Iran’s new president.”
Does Netanyahu have a plan beyond his own survival?
The Gaza war has now entered its eighth month and a resolution to the conflict still seems far off.
Why Netanyahu rejected Blinken’s ceasefire deal
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken looked exhausted at his media conference in Israel this week as he tried to remain optimistic about prospects for a truce in the Gaza war.