Israel and Lebanon have agreed to a ten-day ceasefire. This may end one phase of the conflict, but it’s unlikely the violence will end.
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A decade of shifting regional alliances, continuous conflict and outside interventions have narrowed the path for diplomacy.
Israel has upped the intensity of its campaign in Lebanon, despite the signing of a ceasefire in the Middle East.
With Trump trying to get out and Netanyahu determined not to give up in Lebanon, a path to peace is hard to find.
As before, however, any such move into the country would be fraught with the same risks that have bedeviled past Israeli invasions of Lebanon.
The two-week agreement, brokered by Pakistan, temporarily halts violence and reopens the Strait of Hormuz – but the path to peace remains complicated.
With the return of Israeli forces, the Lebanese parliament scrapped elections scheduled for May. The move is a recurring theme in the country’s fractured politics.
The Israeli prime minister’s chances of re-election are likely to hang on the outcomes of the war against Iran.
The war in the Middle East is a huge political book for the Israeli prime minister in an election year – but it may come at a great cost.
As Hezbollah continues to fight Israel in southern Lebanon, the rest of the country is facing the prospect of civil conflict.
Hamas has not been involved in the conflict so far, but Hezbollah quickly launched attacks in support of the Iranian regime.
The resumption of war between Hezbollah and Israel has raised the prospect of an occupation of southern Lebanon.
Israel wants to avoid a repeat of its 18-year occupation of southern Lebanon, while Lebanon wants to avoid imploding.
Afghanistan says at least 400 people were killed in a Pakistani strike on a hospital on Monday – the latest in a deadly year for medical staff and patients worldwide.
The Israel Defense Forces has used southern Beirut as the template for a tactic of ‘total war’.
The Iran war is affecting the whole Middle East. An expert on the region looks at four key issues that shed light on the war’s likely end and political consequences.
Hezbollah’s entry into the current war followed the killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The group has long been aligned with the Islamic Republic.
By using its drone and missile arsenal on its neighbours, Iran is telling the region, and the world, the regime will not go quietly.
Ongoing conflict, particularly in a three-month period in late 2024, caused widespread environmental destruction and the spread of toxic materials.
Angered not just by social crises, Iranians are asking fundamental questions about the costs and sacrifices demanded by the Islamic Republic’s ruling ideology.
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