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IDF strikes Hezbollah terrorists in southern Lebanon who approached troops, yellow line

The IDF argued that these attacks were in accordance with the political echelon and the ceasefire agreement with Lebanon, while Hezbollah politicians saw it as a "violation of the ceasefire."

Israeli soldiers are seen along the Israeli border with Lebanon amid the ongoing war, April 10, 2026.
The damaged Zrarieh Bridge over the Litani river, after it was hit by an Israeli strike in Tayr Falsay in southern Lebanon, following an escalation between Hezbollah and Israel amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, Lebanon, March 13, 2026.

As Israel prepares to intensify ground offensive in Lebanon, what can be learned from past wars?

Emergency standby squad from Nahariya.

Emergency standby squad shoots down Hezbollah drone using small arms in Western Galilee

IDF spokesperson Brig.-Gen. Effie Defrin is seen in a switch-over ceremony in Tel Aviv, Israel, March 27, 2025

Defrin: 'We don't aim for regime change in Iran, only to debilitate system, capabilities'


Hezbollah says all-out war with Israel unlikely in coming months

Tensions rose along Israel's frontier with Syria and Lebanon after Lebanon's Hezbollah militia said a fighter was killed in an apparent Israeli strike on the edge of Damascus last week.

The Hezbollah flag

Hezbollah and Lebanese allies are building a case for war – analysis

Hezbollah and its allies in Lebanon, including President Aoun, are thus already creating the context for the post-war scenario.

Members of Hezbollah march with party's flags during a rally marking al-Quds Day, (Jerusalem Day) in Beirut

IDF destroying Hezbollah's last, largest cross-border attack tunnel

The tunnel, which began in the southern Lebanese village of Ramiya and stretched one kilometer infiltrated several dozen meters into northern Israel, close to the communities of Zarit and Shetula.

Hezbollah tunnel

Editorial: Why didn't IDF's media blitz lead to Hezbollah's full condemnation?

CNN was given an exclusive story. Its reporter was brought to one of the tunnels and allowed to drop a camera inside to take never-seen-before footage.

Danny Danon with a map of Hezbollah tunnels in front of the UN Security Council, December 19th, 2018

Media power

“Why isn’t there a coordinated orchestra with the IDF contributing rather than leading the effort?”

Danny Danon with a map of Hezbollah tunnels in front of the UN Security Council, December 19th, 2018

IDF warns Lebanese to leave homes covering Hezbollah attack tunnels

IDF troops operate beyond fence with Lebanon to place equipment to detect Hezbollah tunnels

IDF discovers an additional Hezbollah tunnel entering Israel from Lebanon as part of Operation Northern Shield

The May watershed and Lebanon

We stand at a watershed, and the tides are shifting.

Supporters of Lebanon's Hezbollah and Amal Movement gesture as they ride in a car in Marjayoun, Lebanon May 7, 2018

Top IDF officer: Killing Nasrallah would be victory in future war

Senior IDF official: "We are ready for war."

IDF soldiers take part in battlefield maneuvers in preparation with potential war in the north.

U.N. chief warns of nightmare scenario if Israel, Hezbollah clash

"I am deeply worried about hard-to-foresee escalations in the whole region."

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres gives a speech during a ceremony at Lisbon University

Israel-Lebanon gas woes overshadow Tillerson visit

The group seeks to 'own' the gas portfolio as yet another casus belli it claims against Israel.

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri in Beirut, February 2018