On March 16th Israel Katz, Israel’s defence minister, announced that the Israel Defence Forces ( idf) had begun a “ground ...

Lebanon's government has a chance to dislodge Hizbullah after Israel weakened the Iran-backed militia, but must act firmly to prevent a destructive occupation.

The Lebanese are furious with Hezbollah, but Israel keeps giving it more reasons to fight. Suddenly, Israel has a remarkable opportunity for a diplomatic breakthrough in Lebanon. You’d be forgiven for ...

One of the biggest obstacles to US ground invasion of Iran is its geography. Iran is surrounded by rugged mountains and ...

For modern residents of the Levant, the "Red Sea Trough" usually brings a brief, dusty transition between seasons. But ...

Israeli forces are intensifying airstrikes and ground operations in southern Lebanon, as well as hitting targets in Beirut ...

Israel and Hezbollah are rapidly escalating a new war that is hitting Beirut and pushing toward a wider ground fight.

Israel has more than doubled the number of troops along its border with Lebanon since March 1 and they are searching homes in southern Lebanese villages that ​the military has ordered evacuated, a ...

The Israeli military widened its attacks to the districts in the center of the Lebanese capital, destroying buildings, ...

Israel stepped up airstrikes on Beirut on Wednesday, killing at ​least 10 people and destroying a 10-storey building near the city centre in the third week of its war with Iran-backed Hezbollah, ...

Israel wants to avoid a repeat of its 18-year occupation of southern Lebanon, while Lebanon wants to avoid imploding.