Smoke rises after an Israeli airstrike on Beirut, Lebanon on October 3, 2024. Houssam Shbaro/Anadolu via Getty Images Primers A Primer on Lebanon—History, Palestine and Resistance to Israeli Violence The Israeli bombardment of Lebanon between September and November 2024 was the deadliest violence in the country since the civil war. Lara Deeb, Maya Mikdashi, Tsolin Nalbantian, Nadya Sbaiti • 39 min read