Michel Menassa
Coverage of Michel Menassa in the Nexus archive.
- Israel's Ben Gvir calls for arresting Lebanese 'women and youth' to pressure Hezbollah
Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir proposed arresting Lebanese 'women and youth' to pressure Hezbollah during a security cabinet meeting. Officials supported escalating military actions in Lebanon, where over 1.2 million people have been displaced and 3,637 people killed since March. Detentions under Israel's 'unlawful combatant' law, criticized as violating international law, include Lebanese civilians and others without formal charges.
- ‘Israel violated Lebanon truce nearly 3,500 times’
An Israeli strike in southern Lebanon killed 12 people, including a woman and child, as Lebanon reported 3,491 Israeli air strikes since the April 17 ceasefire. The attacks damaged a UNESCO heritage site in Tyre, and Hezbollah denied contact with Trump.