Lebanon Marks Liberation Day as Israeli Forces Return to South

Lebanon observed Liberation Day on May 25, commemorating Israel's withdrawal from its 22-year occupation of southern Lebanon in 2000, even as Israeli bombardment continues and a new occupation takes hold in the region. The return of Israeli military presence to southern Lebanon signals the ongoing volatility of this corridor, a flashpoint the Bible identifies as part of the broader end-times conflict involving Israel and its northern neighbours. The prophet Ezekiel and the book of Zechariah both describe a future gathering of nations against Israel from surrounding territories, with Lebanon's border region historically tied to Hezbollah — a key actor in prophesied last-days hostility toward the Jewish state.