Middle Orient

Earlier this week, Israel began a ground invasion of Lebanon. This followed Israel’s significant aerial bombardment of Hezbollah weapons stockpiles, and its assassination of the group’s leader, Hassan Nasrallah. On Tuesday, Iran, which backs Hezbollah, fired some two hundred missiles at Israel; no Israelis died in the barrage—which was repelled …

Israel’s demolition of Palestinian homes has hit its highest annual level since records began. On the morning of Sept. 9, two large demolition machines arrived unannounced at the Abu Aram household in the southern West Bank village of al-Khalidiya. While their appearance that morning was unexpected, everybody knew exactly what …

Since 1948, Israel has made a habit of targeting Palestinian refugee camps, striking the people it’s already displaced. During the thick of summer, around 8 a.m. one day in late July 1971, bulldozers crept into the Gaza Strip’s Jabalia refugee camp. The Israeli military had already warned several families of …

Exclusive: The UK military devised a project to improve Israel’s capacity to confront Iran and Hezbollah, leaked files indicate. Boris Johnson greets Benjamin Netanyahu in Downing Street, 2019. (Photo: Aaron Chown / Alamy) The UK secretly developed a defence plan with Israel, Declassified can reveal. According to leaked documents, the …

Exclusive: The British army’s 77th brigade held secret exchanges with the IDF, leaked files reveal. Britain secretly advised the Israeli military on psychological warfare techniques, Declassified has found. Leaked documents reveal how the British army’s 77th brigade discussed strategy and tactics with the Israel Defence Forces (IDF). The 77th brigade …

In his first public speech as chief of MI6 in 2021, Sir Richard Moore said his intelligence agency was “actively focused on Iran”. This was part of what he described as a “dramatic change in the security landscape” in which there was “a growing threat from state actors”. But alongside …

Geneva – Since the beginning of its large-scale aggression against Lebanon, the Israeli army has committed more than 20 massacres of civilians, and has attempted to legitimize and justify them under the pretext of targeting military targets or carrying out military or political assassinations. On 20 September 2024, an Israeli …

A military commander close to HTS told Syria TV that preparations are underway, including planting defensive mines and cancelling leave for its members. A military source in northwestern Syria reported on Sunday to North Press that Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS, formerly known as al-Nusra Front) is preparing for a military …

Both Haitham Ali al-Tabtabai and Munir Ali Naim Shaito (Hajj Hashem) are integral figures within Hezbollah’s military leadership. Over the years, Hezbollah has deployed many of its top military leaders to Syria to spearhead operations and manage sensitive missions. These figures are not only military commanders but also play key …

Assad’s debt to Iran is substantial, both financially and politically, Omar Kaddour writes in al-Modon. Recent Israeli airstrikes in Syria, including a rumoured strike on a villa linked to Hezbollah and Maher al-Assad, signal a heightened warning to the Assad regime. Israel has reportedly conveyed messages through Arab intermediaries, urging …