Lebanese Forces in the news after deadly Israeli strikes hit a party official and family, fueling Lebanon-Israel tensions. A Christian alliance, once a civil-war militia, now a 19-seat parliamentary party.
Since early March 2026, Israel has launched intensified airstrikes and ground operations in southern Lebanon targeting Hezbollah, killing over 2,000 people and displacing more than one million. Israeli forces are encircling and assaulting the strategic town of Bint Jbeil. Hezbollah continues rocket attacks into northern Israel. Lebanon and Israel have held preliminary talks in Washington to seek a ceasefire.
Israeli forces have continued their bombardment of southern Lebanon, targeting multiple locations and engaging in ground combat with Hezbollah in Bint Jbeil. The conflict has resulted in over 2,000 deaths since March, with displacement exceeding one million. Tensions are rising as Israel aims to encircle Hezbollah strongholds and expand its military presence.
Mourners in southern Lebanon have gathered for funerals amid a 10-day U.S.-brokered cease-fire, with Hezbollah casualties and civilian losses shaping ceremonies in villages near the border. The conflict has left thousands dead and much of the southern landscape in ruins as families confront loss amid ongoing instability.