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The Israeli–Lebanese conflict, or the South Lebanon conflict, [4] is a series of military clashes involving Israel, Lebanon-based paramilitary groups, and sometimes Syria. The conflict peaked during the Lebanese Civil War. In response to Palestinian attacks from Lebanon, Israel invaded in 1978 and again in 1982.
Exchange of strikes between Israel and Lebanese militant group Hezbollah have been occurring along the Israel–Lebanon border and in Syria and the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights since 8 October 2023. It is currently the largest escalation of the Hezbollah–Israel conflict to have occurred since the 2006 Lebanon War, and part of the spillover ...
Politics of Lebanon. Lebanon is a parliamentary democratic republic within the overall framework of confessionalism, a form of consociationalism in which the highest offices are proportionately reserved for representatives from certain religious communities. The constitution of Lebanon grants the people the right to change their government.
Ranks. Military ranks of Lebanon. The Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF; Arabic: القوات المسلحة اللبنانية, romanized:Al-Quwwāt al-Musallaḥa al-Lubnāniyya), also known as the Lebanese Army[ 3 ] (Arabic: الجيش اللبناني, romanized:Al-Jaish al-Lubnani), is the military of Lebanon. It consists of three branches, the ...
The Maritime Task Force (MTF) is the naval component of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL). As of February 2012, the MTF is under the command of Rear Admiral Wagner Lopes de Moraes Zamith of Brazil. [47] The Brazilian frigate Constituição is the flagship of the fleet comprising vessels from Brazil, Bangladesh, Germany ...
Israel–Lebanon relations. Israel – Lebanon relations have experienced ups and downs since their establishment in the 1940s. Lebanon did take part in the 1948 Arab–Israeli War against Israel, but Lebanon was the first Arab League nation to signal a desire for an armistice treaty with Israel in 1949. Lebanon did not participate in the Six ...
Exclusive economic zone between Israel and its neighbors. The Israeli–Lebanese maritime border dispute was a territorial dispute between the State of Israel and the Republic of Lebanon over the Qana and Karish gas fields. The dispute lasted from 2010 until 2022, and was resolved after nearly two years of negotiations. [1]
Russian invasion of Ukraine Part of the Russo-Ukrainian War (outline) Map of Ukraine as of 25 September 2024 (details): Continuously controlled by Ukraine Currently occupied or controlled by Russia Formerly occupied by Russia or Ukrainian-occupied Russian territory Date 24 February 2022 – present (2 years, 7 months and 3 days) Location Ukraine, western Russia, Black Sea Status Ongoing (list ...