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Israel’s Attacks on Lebanon Since October 7 Have Displaced Over 100,000 People
Israel’s cross-border strikes have already killed hundreds of civilians. Now, Lebanese people fear there’s more to come.
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Israel’s Latest Attacks on Lebanon Mark Significant Escalation, Journalist Warns
Rami Khouri discusses the latest developments, as well as the drawn-out ceasefire talks between Israel and Hamas.
![Smoke billows from the site of an Israeli airstrike on Zibqin in southern Lebanon, on August 25, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/GettyImages-2167483474-400x300.jpg)
Israel Launches Massive Attack on Lebanon, Pushing Region Toward All-Out War
Israeli leaders appear eager to spark a regional war as the US-backed assault on Gaza continues with no end in sight.
![Lebanese civil defence workers extinguish a fire following an Israeli air raid on the town of Shamaa (Chamaa) in southern Lebanon on August 1, 2024, amid ongoing cross-border clashes between Israeli troops and Hezbollah fighters.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/2024_0802-lebanon-400x300.jpg)
Don’t Believe the Rampant Disinformation Over Israel’s Escalation in Lebanon
The US is misrepresenting the strike on Majdal Shams and even the geography and political status of where it took place.
![A view of a destroyed building as security forces and health care crew arrive on site following an Israeli military strike on Beirut's southern suburbs on July 30, 2024, in Lebanon.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0730-beirut-400x300.jpg)
Israel Bombs Beirut in Escalation of Attacks
Experts have previously warned that Israel and Hezbollah are on the brink of war.
![A woman carries a child as she walks past buildings destroyed during previous Israeli military fire on the southern Lebanese village of Aita al-Shaab, near the border with northern Israel, on June 29, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0702-lebanon-400x300.jpg)
As Israel Refuses to End Genocide in Gaza, Threat of War With Hezbollah Looms
Experts examine Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s calculations and the politics of risking wider war.
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Israel and Hezbollah Are on the Brink of Another War. How Did They Get Here?
Hezbollah spent the past decade accumulating military and political power to deter Israel — now it may face all-out war.
![An Israeli strike illuminates the sky above the southern Lebanese village of Khiam late on April 17, 2024, amid ongoing cross-border tensions as fighting continues between Israel and Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/06/2024_0606-israel-lebanon-400x300.jpg)
Israel Has Used White Phosphorus on 17 Towns in Lebanon Since October
Officials have said at least 173 in Lebanon have been injured by white phosphorus exposure in the past eight months.
![Demonstrators lift portraits of Reuters journalist Issam Abdallah (left) and Al-Mayadeen TV reporter Farah Omar, killed in separate instances while covering the frequent exchanges of fire across Lebanon's border with Israel, while sitting in front of symbolic coffins and shrouds of children at a rally supporting Gaza in front of the National Museum building in Beirut on December 8, 2023.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/03/2024_0315-palestine-400x300.jpg)
UN Probe: Israel Violated International Law in Killing Reuters Reporter
The Unifil report confirms that the Israel Defense Forces has breached international law.
![People mourn while standing in destruction caused by overnight Israeli bombardment in Deir Balah in the central Gaza Strip on February 23, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/02/2024_0223_gaza-r-400x300.jpg)
Netanyahu’s Postwar Plan Would End UNRWA and Fully Control Demilitarized Gaza
Meanwhile, United Nations experts are urging countries to stop arming Israel.