Lebanon

A Beirut evacuation order has reduced staffing at the U.S. Embassy in Lebanon as regional tensions rise.

Fears of a broader conflict are rising as talk of Hezbollah activation intensifies amid potential U.S. action against Iran’s regime.

On the fifth anniversary of the Beirut port explosion, Lebanese President Joseph Aoun issued a recently promised accountability pledge, declaring that “justice is coming.”

Israel’s foreign minister made headlines this week by attending a high-level meeting with Syrian and Lebanese officials—a rare occurrence signaling shifting regional dynamics.

Lebanon’s central bank has finally taken decisive action to sever ties with Hezbollah’s bank, Al-Qard Al-Hassan, by banning all financial institutions from doing business with the terror-linked entity.

Israel conducts rare ground-and-air operations in southern Lebanon, dismantling Hezbollah weapon infrastructure and killing a senior commander.

The Trump administration’s special envoy to Lebanon, Thomas Barrack, praised Beirut’s response to a U.S. proposal calling for the Hezbollah disarmament in exchange for the withdrawal of Israeli troops from southern Lebanon.

Israeli defense officials believe Hezbollah has indicated no retaliation following dramatic Israeli strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities.

Failures of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) in southern Lebanon has sparked renewed criticism as the United Nations Interim Force stands accused of ignoring Hezbollah for years while its militants fortified positions just yards from peacekeeper posts. 

Thousands gathered in Beirut on Sunday for the delayed funeral of Hassan Nasrallah, leader of Hezbollah, who was killed in September by an Israeli airstrike following months of Hezbollah attacks on Israeli civilian targets.