With #Lebanon’s #election2026 just months away, the diaspora vote, #Hezbollah’s weapons and the future of the country’s “change movement” are some of the biggest issues on the table. My latest for The New Arab. #لبنان #انتخابات_٢٠٢٦ #حزب_الله newarab.com/news/hezbollah…

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly visited south #Syria, according to a video published recently. After the fall of the Assad regime on Dec. 8, 2024, #Israel has maintained troops in the area due to what it says are security concerns with the new government. #سوريا #إسرائيل

#Israel claimed, without evidence, that #Hezbollah is rebuilding its infrastructure in Beit Lif, south #Lebanon, stating it would monitor them and “operate” against any threat to Israel, a hint that it may target the village at some point. #جنوب_لبنان #حزب_الله #إسرائيل

#BREAKING: The Lebanese army arrested Noah Zaiter, #Lebanon’s biggest drug lord and labeled by the army as “one of the most dangerous wanted men,” in Baalbeck. According to reports, Zaiter did not resist when he was ambushed by the army special forces. #لبنان #نوح_زعيتر

According to #Israel, the assassination attempt on #Hezbollah’s new chief-of-staff, Haytham Tabatabai, in a strike on Haret Hreik in #Beirut’s southern suburbs was successful, though the party has yet to confirm it. #الضاحية_الجنوبية #حزب_الله #إسرائيل

Noah Zaiter’s arrest was viewed as a victory for #Lebanon but, in reality, it is more symbolic than something that will hurt the drug trade. But those symbols are still powerful. My latest for The New Arab. #لبنان #نوح_زعيتر newarab.com/news/has-beiru…