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Amid the overwhelming tsunami of confusing global and regional events that 2026 has already bestowed upon us, many will have missed the latest developments — good and bad — on the Israeli-Lebanese border.
It is now 14 months since a ceasefire agreement formally brought the Israel-Hezbollah conflict, which had continued at varying degrees of intensity since October 2023, to a halt. But the violations are almost daily. The UN Interim Force in Lebanon has documented more than 10,000 Israeli ceasefire violations, with over 300 killed.
Yet, as with Gaza, this is a ceasefire in name only. Also like Gaza, one party — Israel — is actively engaged in military operations with little to no restraint. As with Gaza, Israel has refused to honor its obligation to withdraw from territory it is occupying. In the case of Lebanon, it is five hilltops in the south. As with Gaza, Israel is in violation of multiple UN Security Council resolutions, notably 1701 and 2790. As with Gaza, the Israeli military regularly attacks UN agencies, notably UNIFIL, as it did most recently on Dec. 10, Dec. 26 and Jan. 2. As with Gaza, all the pressure is on the Lebanese authorities and absolutely none on Israel.
