Chebaa

September 4, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Hezbollah escalates attacks with over 100 rockets fired in a day

Hezbollah launched more than 100 rockets at Israel on September 4, the largest escalation since the group launched several hundred rockets on August 25. The attacks took place amid shifts on other fronts...

August 21, 2024 | Janatan Sayeh |

From “harsh punishment” to “tactical retreat”—time isn’t on Tehran’s side

The Islamic Republic has scaled back its rhetoric against Israel and pivoted away from “hard revenge,” instead shifting to “strategic ambiguity.” Tehran believes time is on its side, and its retaliation...

July 29, 2024 | |

Israel SitRep: July 29, 2024

July 29, 2024 | Israel at War Situation Report Israel SitRep: July 29, 2024 Today’s Issue: | Alma: Hezbollah’s Situation is ‘Win-Win,’ Escalation ‘Will Occur Sooner or Later’ | Israel...

July 27, 2024 | Joe Truzman |

Hezbollah rocket fire kills 12 civilians in northern Israel

Rocket fire from Lebanon killed 12 Israeli civilians in the northern Druze town of Majdal Shams on July 27. The victims, aged 10 to 20, were at a soccer field when a rocket struck the area, killing...

July 19, 2024 | |

Israel SitRep: July 19, 2024

Today’s Issue: | One Killed in Overnight Drone Strike on Tel Aviv, Houthis Claim Responsibility | IAF Strikes Hezbollah Military Building, Weapons Depots, Launcher Used to Attack Western Galilee...

May 2, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Israel faces multi-front challenges amid internal discussions on war

Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant spoke with US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on May 1, his office said in a statement. The discussions come as the IDF continues to prepare its forces for a potential...

April 28, 2024 | |

Hezbollah Retaliates Against IDF Strike, Launches Barrage of Missiles  

Hezbollah fired dozens of rockets at Israel on April 26 in retaliation against an Israeli strike that killed two Palestinian Islamist terrorists in Lebanon...

April 26, 2024 | |

Israel SitRep: April 26, 2024

Today’s Issue: U.S. Begins Construction of Gaza Pier | Missiles Fired From Lebanon Kill Israeli Civilian | IDF Arrests Two Men in West Bank With Axes and Knives | IDF Withdraws Nahal Brigade from Gaza...

April 17, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Hezbollah-Israel tensions grow as drones, airstrikes increase

On April 16, Hezbollah launched two drones that crossed into Israel and struck near the community of Beit Hillel in the Huleh valley two miles from the Lebanese border. The pro-Iranian Al-Mayadeen media claimed that...

February 2, 2015 | Tony Badran |

Iran’s Push Into Syria Means Another War Between Hezbollah and Israel is All but Inevitable

Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah finally delivered his long-postponed speech on Friday, after his group claimed responsibility for the attack against an Israeli patrol in the Shebaa area two...

October 10, 2014 | Tony Badran |

Sooner or later, Hezbollah Will Push Lebanon Over the Edge

On Tuesday, Hezbollah claimed responsibility for planting explosive devices that injured two Israeli soldiers on patrol in the Shebaa Farms area. The incident followed an attempted infiltration i...

January 31, 2006 | Mideast Monitor |

Saudi-Syrian Relations after Hariri

Tony Badran is a PhD candidate in Ancient Near Eastern studies at New York University. He is also a Fellow at the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies, with a particular focus on Lebanes...