Bloodshed over the weekend highlighted the brittleness of the cease-fires in both places. Still, Israel, Hamas and Hezbollah each have reasons to postpone a new escalation, at least for a few weeks.
Israel and Hezbollah agreed to withdraw from southern Lebanon, but Israel says that Hezbollah hasnβt upheld its promise and that the Lebanese Army isnβt ready to fill the void.
The selection of Mr. Salam was seen as a blow to Hezbollah, the Lebanese militant group and political party that has acted as the real power in Lebanon for decades.
Israeli raids pummeled the historic souk in the city of Nabatieh, in southern Lebanon. Residents and shop owners are only beginning to come to terms with the damage.
With the deadline looming for the terms of a fragile cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah to be met, an American diplomat on Monday said βmuch progressβ had been made recently.
Even as battles with its enemies on its borders appear to be winding down, Israel is being challenged by intensifying attacks by the Houthi militia in Yemen, 1,000 miles away.
A Times investigation shows how extensively Israel penetrated the Lebanese militia, closely tracking the groupβs commanders and culminating in the assassination of its leader, Hassan Nasrallah.
President Bashar al-Assad, who wielded fear and force over Syria for more than two decades, fled the country under the cover of night β and a fake political address.
The overthrow of the Assad government could mean Russiaβs bases in Syria are closed and Iranβs pathway to Hezbollah is cut off. Now Iran, newly vulnerable, will have to decide between negotiation and the bomb.
The overthrow of the Assad government could mean Russiaβs bases in Syria are closed and Iranβs pathway to Hezbollah is cut off. Now Iran, newly vulnerable, will have to decide between negotiation and the bomb.
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