Lebanon

Fourteen dead as collapsed Tripoli buildings highlight Lebanon's crumbling infrastructure

A number of aging residential buildings have collapsed in Tripoli, Lebanon's second-largest city, in recent weeks, highlighting deteriorating infrastructure and years of neglect.

Rescue teams search for survivors after a building collapsed in Tripoli, Lebanon, February 8, 2026.
Soldiers from the IDF's 810th Mountain Brigade operate in Lebanon's Mount Dov, September 2025.

IDF arrests senior Jamaa Islamiya terrorist in southern Lebanon raid

People evacuating a collapsed apartment building in Tripoli, Lebanon on February 8, 2026.

At least six killed, others trapped under rubble, after residential building collapses in Lebanon

MEMORIAL CEREMONY for 12 young Druze residents from Majdal Shams, killed in a Hezbollah missile attack in July 2024. Shurat HaDin is representing families of the victims in a lawsuit against Hezbollah.

Families of July 2024 Majdal Shams missile attack victims sue Hezbollah for NIS 80 million


Why Hezbollah’s internal changes may signal deeper trouble - analysis

A report over the weekend indicated that Hezbollah may have accepted the “resignation” of one of its officials named Wafiq Safa.

Hezbollah supporters attend a ceremony held by Hezbollah to commemorate the first anniversary of their late leader Hassan Nasrallah's killing by Israel, on the outskirts of Beirut, Lebanon, September 27, 2025

Hezbollah accepts resignation of senior security official Wafiq Safa, sources say

Safa, who heads Hezbollah's liaison and coordination unit responsible for working with Lebanese security agencies, survived an Israeli assassination attempt in October 2024.

Hezbollah official Wafiq Safa (L) talks Hezbollah parliament member Ali Ammar (R), Lebanon December 20, 2015.

Sen. Graham ends meeting early with Lebanese official, says Lebanon unreliable peace partner

Graham added that “too much is at stake” in the Middle East for the Lebanese attitude, and said that he was “tired of the double speak.”

US Sen. Lindsey Graham speaks at a news conference in Tel Aviv in August. He has declared: ‘If America pulls the plug on Israel, God will pull the plug on us. I’m not going to let that happen.’

IDF strikes Hezbollah tunnel shafts, weapons storage in response to 'repeated' ceasefire violations

The IDF noted that secondary explosions observed after the initial strikes indicated the presence of weapons in the targeted facilities.

(Illustrative) Smoke rises from southern Lebanon following Israeli airstrikes, as seen from the Israeli side of the border, on January 16, 2026.

Female intelligence collection unit bolsters IDF operations against Hezbollah in Lebanon

Focusing on southern Lebanon, the Shahaf unit has already helped locate and kill around 60 Hezbollah terrorists over the last year.

Female soldiers of the Bardales Battalion preparing for urban warfare training, near Nitzanim in the Arava area of Southern Israel.

UNIFIL claims IDF drones carried 'unidentified object' near peacekeepers, violating ceasefire

The peacekeeping force further noted that no injuries were reported and that the patrol was able to continue.

 UNIFIL PEACEKEEPERS look out at the Lebanese-Israeli border, from the roof of a watchtower ‏in the town of Marwahin, in southern Lebanon, on Saturday.

Trump’s strategic unpredictability is designed to keep Iran off-balance - opinion

President Trump’s Iran policy feels confusing, and that’s the point, to create strategic instability.

 L to R: Iran Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and US President Donald Trump against backdrop of respective flags and missile strikes.

Lebanese army chief meets US counterparts to boost military support

Lebanon’s army chief, Gen. Rodolphe Haykal, met US officials this week to strengthen military support and discuss efforts to disarm Hezbollah amid ongoing regional tensions.

This photograph taken during a press tour organised by the Lebanese army shows Lebanese soldiers standing atop a military vehicle in Alma Al-Shaab, near the border with Israel in southern Lebanon, on November 28, 2025.

UNIFIL denounces IDF over chemical substance drops near Blue Line, despite military pre-warning

Meanwhile, the IDF carried out several airstrikes on Hezbollah terrorists and terror infrastructure in southern Lebanon.

UNIFIL soldiers conducting operations in southern Lebanon, January 31, 2026; illustrative.

Kurds in Iraq are powerbrokers in Iraq’s politics, but do they benefit? - analysis

Iraqi Shi’ite leaders arrived in Erbil for talks with Kurdish officials as political deadlock deepens over appointing a new president and prime minister.

Supporters of former Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki gather to protest what they say is U.S. interference in Iraq’s sovereignty near the entrance to the Green Zone, which houses the U.S. embassy and other missions, in Baghdad, Iraq, January 29, 2026.