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Conflict With Hezbollah in Lebanon

Nearly 20,000 Displaced in Lebanon Amid Border Clashes

  • Most of the displaced have fled southern Lebanon, where Hezbollah and Israel have exchanged frequent rocket fire in recent weeks (Reuters)

Clashes With Hezbollah Intensify Along the Israel-Lebanon Border

  • Israel ordered the evacuation of fourteen additional border communities as fighting continued; Hezbollah announced the deaths of six more militants as the two sides continue to exchange limited missile fire almost daily (AP; Reuters)

Hamas Says Closely Coordinating War Moves with Lebanon’s Hezbollah

  • Hamas’s representative in Beirut said Hezbollah did not have advance knowledge of the Hamas attack on Israel but was now “geared for a major war” (Politico)
  • Meanwhile, protests erupted outside the U.S. Embassy in Beirut after an explosion at a hospital in Gaza killed hundreds; Israel claims no responsibility for the bombing (Reuters)
  • Along the border, Israel reported gunfire at several military posts and responded with artillery fire (Times of Israel)

Israel to Evacuate 28 Communities Along Lebanese Border

  • The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced that citizens living within two kilometers of the border would be evacuated amid repeated cross-border strikes by Israel and Hezbollah (Times of Israel)
  • Israel declared its northern border with Lebanon a closed military zone, and Hezbollah said it had started to destroy surveillance cameras along the border (AP)

UN Peacekeeping Base in Lebanon Hit in Missile Strike

  • The United Nations Interim Forces in Lebanon (UNIFIL) reported no injuries; Israel and Hezbollah continue to trade artillery fire in the area (WSJ)

Reuters Journalist Killed in Missile Fire in Lebanon

  • Six other journalists were injured in the strike, which they said came from the direction of Israel; Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati, along with Hezbollah, blamed Israel for the incident (Reuters)

Israel and Hezbollah Exchange Cross-Border Fire for Fourth Straight Day

  • Hezbollah struck Israeli positions after promising a decisive and deadly response to Israeli strikes that killed three of its members Monday; Israel retaliated by shelling towns in southern Lebanon (Reuters)

Hezbollah Fires Anti-Tank Missile, Israel Responds with Helicopter Strike

  • Israel reported no casualties after Hezbollah targeted one of its armored vehicles, and it later fired on a Hezbollah base in Lebanon (Times of Israel)

Israeli Soldiers and Militants Killed in Clashes Along Lebanese Border

  • The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) deployed soldiers and helicopters to the border following a report of suspects crossing into Israel, and three Israeli soldiers died in a confrontation with two “terrorist infiltrators” who had crossed from Lebanon; both militants were killed, and Palestinian Islamic Jihad claimed them members (BBC; Reuters)
  • Israel also killed three Hezbollah militants in cross-border strikes in retaliation for Hezbollah shelling (BBC)

Israel and Hezbollah Exchange Artillery Fire Across Lebanese Border

  • After Hamas attacked Israel, Hezbollah launched a strike on an Israeli radar station in the disputed Shebaa Farms region “in solidarity” with Palestinians, and Israel responded by targeting Hezbollah’s infrastructure; no casualties were reported, but Israel’s military spokesperson warned Hezbollah not to stay out of the Israel-Hamas conflict (Reuters; WSJ)

Lebanese Protesters Storm State Electric Company Building

  • The demonstrators are protesting high power bills and chronic power outages as the country’s economic crisis persists (Al-Monitor)

Hamas Official Travels to Lebanese Refugee Camp in Effort to Stem Violence

  • Mousa Mohammed Abu Marzouk, a top leader of the Palestinian militant group Hamas, arrived in Beirut yesterday and traveled to the country’s largest Palestinian refugee camp after a cease-fire between rival factions in the camp quickly collapsed on Monday; hundreds of displaced families fled the camp amid the clashes (AP)

Clashes in Largest Palestinian Refugee Camp Wound Twenty

  • At least twenty people were wounded when clashes broke out overnight between rival groups in the country’s largest Palestinian refugee camp (AP)

United Nations Suspends Relief Services in Largest Palestinian Refugee Camp

  • The suspension was due to the presence of armed fighters in the area (Reuters)

Lebanon’s Central Bank Chief Steps Down

  • Central bank leader Riad Salameh stepped down today after thirty years in his post, leaving his deputy as interim leader until the government names a successor; critics blame Salameh for Lebanon’s ongoing economic crisis, and he is under investigation for embezzlement in several countries (BBC)
  • Meanwhile, fighting between rival factions in a Palestinian refugee camp killed nine people (BBC)

Hezbollah Calls for Protests in Lebanon Over Quran Burning

  • Thousands turned out to demonstrations in southern Beirut, as Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah called on Muslims in Lebanon and abroad to demand the expulsion of Sweden’s ambassadors (AP)

Lebanon Builds Road Near Border, Drawing Israel’s Ire

  • Residents in southern Lebanon reportedly started building a border road in response to nearby Israeli construction, and Israeli security forces responded with smoke bombs, as tensions between Israel and Hezbollah mount (Al-Monitor)

Israel Fires Warning Shots at Lebanese Group Along Shared Border

  • The group of eighteen, which included a member of parliament, reportedly suffered burns from Israeli smoke and tear gas grenades after crossing the Blue Line that separates the countries as border provocations continue to increase in frequency (Arab News; Times of Israel)
  • Earlier this week, Hezbollah members reportedly stole surveillance equipment from an Israeli border tower (Times of Israel)

Three Hezbollah Members Wounded in Israel-Lebanon Border Confrontation

  • Israel said it observed several people trying to damage a border fence along the internationally monitored Blue Line and repelled them with a non-lethal weapon (AP; Reuters)

Thirty Lebanese Soldiers, Hezbollah Fighters Briefly Crossed into Israel

  • The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said members of the Lebanese armed forces and Hezbollah spent twenty minutes in Israeli territory and called on the UN observer mission to expel them; the accusation comes amid cross-border shelling and a spat over military tents set up on Israeli territory (Times of Israel)

Lebanon Central Bank Governors Consider Collective Resignation

  • The deputy governors have reportedly threatened to resign if a governor is not appointed by the end of the month, which could leave the central bank leaderless amid economic crisis and protests; deputy premier Saade Chami denounced their threat as “dangerous” and called for them to jointly run the bank until a governor is appointed (Reuters)
  • Meanwhile, one person was killed and three were wounded in a shooting in the Bekaa Valley, which authorities believe was sparked by a personal dispute (Reuters)

Israel Strikes Lebanon After Missiles Landed in Disputed Territory

  • No one has yet claimed responsibility for rockets fired from southern Lebanon that landed near the border and in disputed territory, but Israel responded by striking the area where they were launched from; Hezbollah and Hamas, which operate in the area, expressed support earlier this week for Palestinians as Israel raided Jenin (Reuters)

UN Communicating with Israel and Lebanon Over Hezbollah Border Tents

  • After Hezbollah refused to dismantle the border outpost, the head of UNIFIL, the peacekeeping mission that observes the Blue Line between Israel and Lebanon, spoke to both sides to try to resolve the situation (AP; Arab News)

Two Killings in Northern Lebanon Stoke Fears of Sectarian Violence

  • One man was killed by a sniper in the town of Bsharri, and another man was killed hours later while soldiers were looking for the assailant; politicians and religious leaders called for calm in the wake of the violence (Al-Monitor; Arab News)

Hezbollah Claims to Shoot Down Israeli Military Drone in Southern Lebanon

  • The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed the drone “fell,” as tensions mount along the Blue Line, the de facto border between Israel and Palestine (Times of Israel)