Lebanon
Israeli ‘double tap’ strikes in Gaza and Lebanon ‘raise serious ethical and legal concerns’
Israel has conducted thousands of strikes in Gaza and Lebanon since the start of the current war last October. Footage shot by witnesses, as well as survivors’ testimonies, raise serious ethical and legal questions about some of those attacks.
Border communities remain nervous as fighting between Israel and Hezbollah intensifies
Eight months after the start of the latest Israel-Hamas war, tensions continue to rise as attacks are exchanged between the Israeli military and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah. Some farmers living in the border area think a full-on invasion of Lebanon is inevitable.
As Hezbollah buries its fighters, supporters say they are defiant
Hezbollah, the Shia militant group based in Lebanon, has said that Israel has killed about 340 of its fighters since Oct. 7. At a funeral for a Hezbollah fighter who was killed in June, mourners talk about the goals of this so-called “resistance movement.”
Beirut museum damaged by blast reopens
In 2020, a deadly blast at Beirut port destroyed the much-beloved Sursock Museum. Parts of the 20th-century building’s architecture, reflecting both Venetian and Ottoman stylistic elements, were damaged, along with 57 works of art. Now, almost three years later, the museum has reopened.
‘We are forced to be bank robbers,’ desperate Lebanese citizens say amid financial crisis
Banks in Lebanon have partially reopened this week after the government had ordered them to be shut down. The closures were prompted by a spate of bank heists conducted by people whose savings have been stuck in banking system.