What is the war in lebanon all about?
I cannot make it a short explanation, but I will attempt to summarize some of the political, religious and historical issues as well as current events. The UN resolution, UNSCR 1559, required Israel to withdraw their troops, and in return the Lebanese government agreed to disarm Hezbollah. Israel withdrew their troops in 2000. To date Lebanon has taken no action against Hezbollah, and in doing so has allowed Hezbollah to strengthen their position in the south eventually leading to the war. Currently, the US and France drafted UNSC resolution 1701 for cease fire has been approved by Lebanon and provisionally by Israel who will continue fighting until the Israeli Cabinet decides on Sunday, August 13 whether to accept the UNSC resolution. Before the conflict, Hezbollah flew an unmanned drone over Israel to gather targeting information for their rockets. Then they went into Shaba farms area, Mt. Hebron, and captured 2 Israeli soldiers which it sought to barter for persons being held in Isr
