Report by Amal Shehadeh, English adaptation by Karine Keuchkerian Israel appears to be preparing for a military escalation in Lebanon, as an Israeli warning was followed by a strike on Beirut’s southern suburbs in response to Hezbollah rocket attacks on Israel. The decision was taken following an e»»»

FIRST CAME the announcement on June 1st from Binyamin Netanyahu, Israel’s prime minister, and his defence minister, Israel Katz, that they had ordered the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) to “attack terror targets” in Dahiyeh in Beirut, Lebanon’s capital. Then came more threats of attacks and a warning »»»