Israel’s attempt to eliminate militant Palestinians in Lebanon led to slaughter of civilians, economic and political chaos and the creation of Hezbollah.
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The law of armed conflict is straightforward – combatants must only target military objectives, not civilians.
The increasing attacks and fiery rhetoric in the Israel-Hezbollah confrontation are spreading terror among civilian populations already grappling with the uncertainty and stress the war has wrought.
Israelis and Lebanese face similar predicaments: Their well-being is being sacrificed for military priorities.
Our expert analysis of the attacks on Hezbollah this week.
MIddle East expert addressed four key questions about the recent attacks on Hezbollah in Lebanon.
As Hezbollah reels from the communication device blasts, the scene has been set for an all-out war with Israel.
The rules of war are quite clear that these attacks were neither discriminate nor proportionate.
Weaponising communications technology used to be a theme of dystopian fiction. Now it’s reality.
International law clearly states that hiding explosives in objects that could be picked up by civilians is strictly prohbited.
Smartphones may be indispensable to modern life, but they’re also perfect tools for spying on their owners. Anyone looking to avoid being tracked – like, say, militant groups – tends to ditch them.
Both sides have been ratcheting up their attacks for months without crossing the line into a full-scale war. This attack, however, will likely lead to a major escalation.
Notwithstanding escalating tensions with Israel and an acute economic crisis, foreign direct investments in Lebanon were up by 25% in 2023.
America and Iran are now just as much a part of the decadeslong conflict as Arab states. Is it time to start referring to the ‘MENA-ISRAME’ conflict?
Both sides have stepped back from the precipice of all-out war, but this doesn’t mean the danger is over.
Both Hamas and the Israeli government have doubled down on their determination to continue the conflict.
The opposition leader’s trip further underlines the unravelling of bipartisanship towards Israel.
A full-blown war between Israel and Hezbollah would likely set the entire region on fire, involving Iran and its proxies, and could drag the US into direct confrontation with Tehran.
A rocket attack killed 12 children and young people in a small Syrian Druze community in the Golan Heights.
12 children were killed in a strike on the small town of Majdal Shams, in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. Israel has blamed Hezbollah, but the Lebanese militant group denies responsibility.
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Professor in Sociology, Queen's University Belfast
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Chair of Middle East Studies and Associate Professor of Francophone and Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies, Dickinson College
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Assistant Professor, Institute of Security and Global Affairs, Leiden University
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Professor of History and Peace Studies, University of Notre Dame
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Professor of Political Science, Sciences Po
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Associate Professor of Political Science, Aalborg University
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Scholar at Centre for the Study of Ethnic Conflict, Queen's University Belfast
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Emeritus Professor of Middle Eastern and Central Asian Studies, Australian National University
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Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, Lund University
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Research scholar, Middle East studies, Australian National University
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Director, Institute for Women’s Studies in the Arab World, Lebanese American University
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Postdoctoral fellow at Queen's University's Centre for International Policy and Defence (CIDP), Queen's University, Ontario
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Professor of International Politics, Clinton Institute, University College Dublin
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Associate Professor Politics and International Relations, Mount Allison University
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Senior Associate Fellow on the Middle East at RUSI; Associate Professor in Politics & International Relations, Foreign Policy Lead of the Centre on US Politics, UCL
