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September 13, 2024

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Analysis

Israel confronts Iran’s 'belt of fire': What’s next after Syria missile facility raid?

Tensions are rising not only on Israel’s northern front along the border with Lebanon, but also on the border with Syria and further off, with Iran.

In Tel Aviv, reporting on national security, Israeli politics, defense

US CENTCOM chief Michael Kurilla (center right) meets with Israeli military chief Herzi Halevi (center left) on Sept. 9, 2024.

CENTCOM chief in Israel again as tensions on Lebanon border increase

CENTCOM chief Michael Kurilla arrived to Israel, as Hezbollah continues to fire rockets and drones towards the north of the country.

A destroyed car and apartment building are seen after an Israeli airstrike on Aug. 20 that killed one and injured fifteen others, Nabi Chit, Lebanon, Aug. 21, 2024.

Analysis

Can US broker Israel-Hezbollah deal in Lebanon absent a Gaza cease-fire?

With talks between Israel and Hamas stalled, the Biden administration hopes to delink the Gaza war from the Lebanese border escalation, but the Israeli prime minister may be more focused on the US presidential election.

In Tel Aviv, reporting on national security, Israeli politics, defense

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Lebanon arrests ex-Central Bank chief Riad Salameh on embezzlement charges

The former governor was placed under arrest after lengthy interrogation over his alleged involvement in the embezzlement of more than $40 million.

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Analysis

How close is Lebanon to being added to FATF grey list for money laundering?

A clerk counts banknotes at a currency exchange office in Lebanon's capital Beirut, on January 20, 2023.

Rina Bassist

By Rina Bassist

In Paris, reporting on Israeli politics and European affairs

Pentagon shared intel with Israel to thwart Hezbollah attack

A missile monument erected after the 2006 war, is seen on the roadside on August 26, 2024 Borj Kalawai, Lebanon. The recent assassination of a Hezbollah military commander in Lebanon, as well as the killing of the political leader of Hamas in Iran, has heightened concerns of a wider regional war between Israel and Iran-backed enemies like Hezbollah. Israel and Hezbollah have traded regular cross-border fire since Oct. 7, although both sides have seemed to calculate their attacks to avoid all-out war. (Photo

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Top US general to visit Lebanon as Hezbollah, Israel avoid full-blown war

US-Jordan joint chiefs shake hands

Analysis

Hezbollah's attack disappoints Hamas but averts all-out war with Israel

TOPSHOT - This photo taken from a position in northern Israel shows a Hezbollah UAV intercepted by Israeli air forces over north Israel on August 25, 2024. The Israeli military announced early August 25, 2024 that it was conducting pre-emptive strikes in Lebanon after detecting preparations for "large-scale" attacks by the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah. Hezbollah said it had launched more than 320 rockets at Israel overnight, targeting a string of military positions, even as Israel's military said it

In Tel Aviv, reporting on national security, Israeli politics, defense

Hanna Davis

In Amman, reporting on refugees

Adnan Nasser

In Beirut, reporting on Lebanon

Rodayna Raydan

In Boqaata, reporting on culture

Hezbollah's Nasrallah says group reserves 'right to respond' in future after cross-border fire with Israel

Hezbollah struck Israel in retaliation for last's month death of senior military official Fuad Shukr as a new round of cease-fire talks is set to begin in Cairo.

Fire sweep over the Marjayoun plain in southern Lebanon near the border with Israel after being hit by Israeli shelling on August 16, 2024, amid the ongoing cross-border clashes between Israeli troops and Hezbollah fighters. (Photo by RABIH DAHER / AFP) (Photo by RABIH DAHER/AFP via Getty Images)

Analysis

With Sinwar undecided, Israel wary of imminent Lebanon war with Hezbollah

“We are within touching distance of an Israeli attack in Lebanon, which is intended to allow us to return the residents of the north to their homes,” a senior Israeli military source told Al-Monitor this week, even as Iran hesitates on next steps.

In Tel Aviv, reporting on national security, Israeli politics, defense

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Analysis

What’s behind Algeria’s decision to send fuel to Lebanon?

Algeria has a history of sending fuel to Lebanon, and the Lebanese government is receiving additional help from Iraq.

Adam Lucente

By Adam Lucente

In New York City, reporting on regional news, militancy, climate change

Lebanese firefighters put out a fire in a car after an Israeli strike in the southern city of Sidon on August 21, 2024. An Israeli strike in Lebanon's southern city of Sidon on August 21, killed a Fatah official, said a leader from the Palestinian group and a security source, marking the first such attack reported on Fatah in over 10 months of cross-border clashes. (Photo by Mahmoud ZAYYAT / AFP) (Photo by MAHMOUD ZAYYAT/AFP via Getty Images)

Israel assassinates Fatah official in Lebanon, a first since Gaza war began

In a first since the Gaza war, a senior Fatah official was killed in an Israeli strike on Lebanese soil, as Israel-Hezbollah cross-border hostilities continue to escalate.

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Israel-Hezbollah tension expands to Golan Heights amid rocket attack

The Israeli military is threatening to retaliate after more than 50 Katyusha rockets were fired by Hezbollah at the Golan Heights town of Katzrin, following overnight strikes in Lebanon targeting Hezbollah ammunition depots.

Fire sweeps over the Marjayoun plain in southern Lebanon near the border with Israel after being hit by Israeli shelling on August 16, 2024, amid the ongoing cross-border clashes between Israeli troops and Hezbollah fighters.

Israel intensifies Lebanon strikes, kills Hezbollah commander, hits warehouse

Israel struck Hezbollah weapons in the Bekaa Valley, causing large explosions amid fears of an all-out war.

Boys walk on dry bricks to traverse a puddle of sewage water past mounds of trash and rubble along a street in the Jabalia camp for Palestinian refugees, northern Gaza Strip, August 14, 2024.

Analysis

Can progress on Gaza cease-fire talks help US restrain Netanyahu, hold off Iran attack?

A new bridging proposal might allow calmer heads to prevail and lower the temperature in the region.

In Tel Aviv, reporting on national security, Israeli politics, defense

Screenshot from Hezbollah's video of tunnel network released on August 16, 2024

In warning to Israel, Hezbollah shows off massive underground tunnel network

The massive show of force comes as Hezbollah promised a harsh response to the killing of one of its senior commanders in an Israeli strike in Beirut last month.

Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri (R) walks with France's Minister for Foreign and European Affairs Stephane Sejourne ahead of their meeting in Beirut on August 15, 2024, amid regional tensions during the ongoing war between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas movement in the Gaza Strip. (Photo by AFP) (Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images)

French FM to visit Israel after Lebanon amid efforts to thwart all-out war

After meeting with Lebanese leaders in Beirut, French Foreign Minister Stephane Sejourne continues on to Israel in a bid to prevent the outbreak of a regional war.

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Air France to resume Beirut flights as Lufthansa, Ryanair extend suspensions

The escalating conflict between Israel and Iran has international airlines suspending flights to cities across the Middle East.

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Analysis

Iran, Israel in 'war of nerves' as US applies pressure to reach Gaza deal

The Biden administration is working both fronts simultaneously by pressuring the sides to reach a cease-fire deal in Gaza and limiting the expected attack on Israel by Iran and Hezbollah.

In Tel Aviv, reporting on national security, Israeli politics, defense

Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant leaves the State Department after meeting with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken at the US State Department in Washington, DC, on March 25, 2024. The White House said Monday it was "perplexed" and "disappointed" by the cancelation of an Israeli delegation's planned visit to discuss US concerns over a possible offensive in southern Gaza. Israel scrapped the visit after the United States abstained from a UN Security Council vote demanding an "immediate ceasefire" in Ga

Gallant clashes with Netanyahu, cautions against Israeli war in Lebanon

Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said the military is ready for possible attacks by Iran and Hezbollah, but he does not support a preemptive operation in Lebanon.