Field indicators in South Lebanon highlight at least four military and political goals, which constitute Hezbollah’s strategy in dealing with the Gaza war. They include sending messages of readiness to engage in the war, stressing commitment to the decisions of UN Security Council resolution 1701, establishing a five-kilometer buffer zone on the Israeli front, and paving the way for violations carried out by Palestinian organizations along the borders.
Washington DC (UPI) Oct 10, 2023 - The daring, sophisticated, large-scale Hamas attack that caught Israel and the world by surprise has plunged the troubled Middle East region into the unknown.
The daring, sophisticated and large-scale Hamas attack that caught Israel and the world by surprise has plunged the troubled Middle East region into the unknown.
The daring, sophisticated and large-scale Hamas attack that caught Israel and the world by surprise has plunged the troubled Middle East region into the unknown.
Debate is raging in Lebanon over the extension of the term of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) that operates in the South. The UN Security Council is expected to meet soon to issue a resolution that would extend the term for another year. Beirut appears at a loss over whether to commit to the international push to expand the duties of the peacekeepers that would grant them the authority to operate independently from or with prior coordination with the Lebanese army.