Lebanon
Lebanon's Three-Body Problem
The country wants a ceasefire but will not disarm Hezbollah. Hezbollah only accepts ceasefires that allow it to operate relatively freely, and Israel will not accept that. As a result, there cannot be a lasting, comprehensive ceasefire. So what can there be?
Water Under Fire
In southern Lebanon, water workers move under drones, repairing shattered pipelines and keeping stations running after repeated strikes. As Israeli attacks continue to destroy access to water, a basic service is becoming part of the front line.
Why Every Lebanese Crisis Feels Worse Than the Last
Journalists Nada Bakri and Zahra Hankir join Faisal Al Yafai on the podcast to discuss the latest strikes on Lebanon.
Inside a Volunteer Paramedic Unit Risking Everything in Southern Lebanon
Esaaf Al Nabatieh is a volunteer paramedic group operating in the ghost town of Nabatieh in southern Lebanon. After Israeli strikes killed two of their own, including the teenage son of their group chief, the team mourned, laughed and headed out to the next strike location.
Far From the Land of Good News
Nada Bakri, whose late husband restored a family home in Marjayoun, reflects on southern Lebanon from afar, tracing the political logic that delivered the region into its current devastation while mapping what it means to love a place you can no longer visit.
Satellite Imagery Reveals the Israeli Demolition of Khiam Detention Center
A researcher who spent years building a virtual reconstruction of a detention center in southern Lebanon watched satellite imagery confirm what he feared: The prison where thousands were held without charge had been razed to the ground by Israeli excavators.
In Lebanon, There Are No More Clever Exits
For decades, Lebanese politicians survived by lying to everyone at once. Israel’s war has made that impossible. The country is facing a choice it can no longer defer: confront Hezbollah, or watch Israel do it for them, and then stay.