Soubhi Amhaz

Soubhi Amhaz
Arab World Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli strike on the southern Lebanese village of Mansouri on Sept. 9, 2026 (AFP)

Mansouri Destruction Tests Limits of Southern Lebanon’s ‘Yellow Line’

Israel has stepped up demolitions, explosions and bulldozing in the coastal town of Mansouri, south of Tyre, making it one of the hardest-hit areas in southern…

Soubhi Amhaz (Beirut)
Arab World (FILES) A photograph taken from the southern Lebanese area of Nabatieh shows smoke as it rises from the site of Israeli strikes that targeted the hilltops of the mountainous area of the strategic Ali al-Taher Ridge on August 14, 2026. (Photo by AFP)

Lebanon: Post-Ali al-Taher…Israeli Political Pressure Mounts

Israel’s announcement that it has established what it called “operational control” over Ali al-Taher ridge marks a new phase in southern Lebanon, raising…

Soubhi Amhaz (Beirut)
Arab World Members of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) in southern Lebanon (Reuters)

Three Israeli Vetoes Complicate Progress in Southern Lebanon

Israel has raised three objections that are blocking progress toward a political or military resolution in southern Lebanon: it has rejected a proposed Italian…

Soubhi Amhaz (Beirut)
Features UN peacekeepers (UNIFIL) vehicles drive in the Lebanese village of Wazzani near the border with Israel, southern Lebanon, July 6, 2023. (Reuters)

From UNIFIL to Verification Committees... Will Int’l Force in Lebanon Have Expanded Powers?

With UNIFIL’s departure now all but certain, the question is no longer whether the UN force will remain in southern Lebanon, but who will replace it, and with…

Soubhi Amhaz (Beirut)
Arab World Workers sort tobacco leaves grown by the Issa family at a farm in the southern Lebanese village of Deir Qanoun Ras al-Ayn on August 21, 2026. (AFP)

State Return to South Lebanon Extends Beyond Security to Services, Recovery

Lebanon’s push to reassert the state’s presence in the south is moving beyond security deployments to a harder test: restoring schools, services, and…

Soubhi Amhaz (Beirut)
Arab World The rubble and debris of flattened buildings litter the hillside following an Israeli airstrike that targeted a neighborhood in the southern Lebanese village of Nabatieh al-Fawqa on August 15, 2026. (AFP)

Risk of Escalation in Lebanon as Israeli Military Prepares for ‘Intensified’ Fighting

The confrontation in southern Lebanon is entering a sensitive phase as Israeli military operations continue alongside US-mediated negotiations, while Israel’s…

Soubhi Amhaz (Beirut)
Features A general view of parliament building in Beirut, Lebanon, March 24, 2026. (Reuters)

From War Amnesty to Prison Amnesty... What Has Changed in Lebanon in 35 Years?

The Lebanese parliament's landmark approval of an amnesty law on Wednesday, 35 years after the 1991 amnesty, has revived debate on the different circumstances…

Soubhi Amhaz (Beirut)
Arab World Smoke rises from the town of Mansouri in South Lebanon following an Israeli attack. (DPA) 

Israeli Strike on Lebanese Army Raises Tensions in South

An Israeli strike on a Lebanese army bulldozer in Mansouri, wounding a soldier, heightened tensions in South Lebanon amid explosions and shelling that hit…

Soubhi Amhaz (Beirut)