Lebanon’s political paralysis in the face of the ongoing Israeli air and ground attacks has become one of the most striking aspects of the current crisis. While Israeli operations continue to expand, the Lebanese leadership has mostly limited itself to diplomatic condemnations. Even more remarkable»»»

A senior Lebanese official familiar with the negotiations in Washington said Thursday Lebanon wants a complete ceasefire first and then would negotiate withdrawal of Israeli forces. The issue of Hezbollah’s weapons would be dealt with politically in Lebanon after that, he said. The official spoke o»»»

Report by Amal Shehadeh, English adaptation by Karine Keuchkerian As the Israeli military threatens to intensify its operations in Lebanon and expand what it describes as a “security zone” in an attempt to curb the threat posed by Hezbollah drones, one of which killed a person in Ras Naqoura on Thu»»»