Israeli strikes kill civilians at Ghaziyeh

The Lebanese government rejected a proposed ceasefire text as insufficiently addressing its concerns, including withdrawal. The dispute showed the importance of Lebanese sovereignty in negotiations.

Demonstrators in Britain and France demanded a ceasefire and protested civilian suffering. The protests illustrate transnational civil society opposition to the war.

Hezbollah rockets killed at least 15 people in Israel during one of the deadliest days for Israeli civilians in the war, according to contemporary reporting. Such attacks were later assessed by...

The Lebanese government offered to deploy 15,000 troops to southern Lebanon after Israeli withdrawal. The proposal helped frame the ceasefire and the restoration of state authority.

Fouad Siniora urged a decisive ceasefire and Israeli withdrawal amid mounting civilian casualties. The appeal was part of Lebanese diplomatic resistance to continued military operations.

Israel announced plans to push its ground offensive farther into Lebanon; Hezbollah continued to resist Israeli forces and fire rockets. The expansion increased the urgency of diplomatic negotiations.

Hassan Nasrallah opposed the proposed UN draft but supported a Lebanese government plan to deploy its army in the south. This distinguished the movement’s objections to draft terms from its stated...

Israeli forces encountered heavy resistance while taking Marjayoun. The clashes underscored the costs of a deeper ground operation in southern Lebanon.

A Hezbollah rocket killed two civilians, including a child, in the Arab Israeli village of Deir al-Assad. The deaths illustrate that rocket attacks harmed Arab as well as Jewish civilians in Israel.

Resolution 1701 called for a cessation of hostilities, withdrawal of Israeli forces alongside Lebanese and UNIFIL deployment, and expansion of UNIFIL. It set the framework for the end of major...