At least 19 people were killed in Lebanon as Israeli forces struck dozens of towns in the south and Hezbollah intensified its attacks on the Lebanese front and northern Galilee — all on the final day of a ceasefire that was simultaneously being extended by 45 days through Lebanese-Israeli talks in Washington.

# Translation Shaqif was never merely a stone fortress overlooking the hills of southern Lebanon. For decades, the fortress located on a height overlooking the Litani Valley and Upper Galilee has transformed into a military and psychological knot in Israeli consciousness, to the point that Hebrew media has recently referred to it again as the "monster on the mountain," amid escalating talk of Israeli military activity near it and the possibility of returning to it. This expression did not emerge from nowhere, but from a long history of battles, losses, and withdrawals that made Shaqif a heavy symbol in the memory of the Israeli army, just as it is a symbol of steadfastness in Lebanese and Palestinian memory.

Israeli army reports rise in sexual harassment complaints Submitted by Nadav Rapaport on Tue, 05/19/2026 - 13:53 Lawmakers warn figures are ‘very troubling’ as military records 2,420 complaints in 2025 A female Israeli soldier walks towards army tanks gathered in the upper Galilee near the Israel-Lebanon boundary on 14 March 2026 (Jalaa Marey/AFP) Off Israeli army data has revealed a rise in sexual harassment complaints within the military in 2025, Israeli media reported on Tuesday. According to figures released by the Gender Affairs Advisor to the Chief of Staff unit, 2,420 sexual violence complaints were filed last year - around 350 more than the previous year. The unit responsible for the welfare of female soldiers said indictments were filed in only 42 cases, while 21 incidents resulted in internal disciplinary action.

Hezbollah claims 37 military operations against Israeli troops in Lebanon Hezbollah announced that it launched 37 military operations on Wednesday against Israeli forces inside southern Lebanon as well as Israeli sites in the Galilee.