Facing an existential breaking point, Lebanon’s government is attempting to disarm Hezbollah and assert state sovereignty following a fragile, often-violated April ceasefire with Israel. The path forward remains a dangerous gamble.

Since late 2024, and now as part of the U.S.-Israel war against Iran, Lebanon’s Tehran-backed Hezbollah militia has been the target of powerful and persistent Israeli attacks. So, how is it that it keeps on fighting,

The Israeli military said it had killed several members of the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah after striking some 25 of its structures in southern Lebanon over the past 24 hours. Israel’s milita

Democratic Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania lambastes protestors as "pro-Hezbollah / Hamas" after demonstrations near synagogue in New York City.

The Lebanese militant group is attacking Israeli troops with explosive drones controlled by fiber-optic cables, like those commonly used in the war in Ukraine.

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Fresh fighting has erupted between Hezbollah and the Israel Defense Forces as tensions explode despite an ongoing ceasefire. Hezbollah launched a wave of drone and artillery attacks targeting Israeli troops and military positions in southern Lebanon,

Inside a clothes shop in a village in southern Lebanon, a tight spiral staircase descends a metal-lined shaft. It opens up at a depth of perhaps 10-15 metres, into a formidably well-organised Hezbollah tunnel complex,