UNIFIL has been present in southern Lebanon for 47 years and effectively facilitated, rather than constrained, Hezbollah’s vast illegal arms build-up in the area (Image: Shutterstock/ Sebastian Castelier)
UNIFIL’s end
Forty-seven years of failure in Lebanon   On...
Israeli Air Force fighter jets en route to hit Iranian targets (screenshot)
Could this be the 1967 moment for the Islamic Revolution?
The Australian – 6 July 2025   For...
Aid trucks returning to Gaza (Image: Shutterstock)
Behind the News – June 2025
ROCKET AND TERROR REPORT Three rockets were launched...
Houthi missile launches towards Israel have continued (Image: Houthi Military Media)
Behind the News – May 2025
ROCKET AND TERROR REPORT At least 17 rockets...
The US began a wave of strikes against the Houthis in Yemen on March 16 (Image: Press TV)
Behind the News – April 2025
ROCKET AND TERROR REPORT In the eight days...
Hamas member and hospital employee Anas Muhammed Faiz Al-Sharif (Image: X/ screenshot)
Behind the News – February 2025
ROCKET AND TERROR REPORT At least 22 projectiles...
Empty road in northern Israel’s Upper Galilee region in the wake of the Israel-Hezbollah war (Image: Shutterstock)
Can the Lebanon ceasefire hold?
In the lead-up to the new ceasefire with...
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A Fork in the Road for Lebanon
From the late 1950s to the 1970s, Lebanon...
A plane takes off from Beirut International Airport as smoke rises from airstrike on Beirut southern suburbs, amid ongoing war between Hezbollah and Israel (Image: Ali Chehade Farhat/ Shutterstock)
An opportunity for Lebanon, a blow for Hezbollah
The Australian - 28 November 2024   The...
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AIJAC welcomes Lebanon ceasefire deal
The Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council welcomes news...
French UNIFIL soldiers in southern Lebanon (Image: Shutterstock)
Lebanon: Optimism and obstacles
An air of optimism has emerged around the...
French UNIFIL troops on patrol in southern Lebanon in April 2015 (image: Sebastian Castelier/ Shutterstock)
UNIFIL, the LAF and the myth of Lebanese sovereignty
Much has been written about the impotence of...