Lebanon War

IDF strikes terrorists in Lebanon for third time in one day amid Hezbollah ceasefire violations

The last strike killed a terrorist in the Zibqin area in southern Lebanon, the IDF announced on Monday.

Smoke rises after Israeli strikes following Israeli military's evacuation orders, in Chehour, southern Lebanon November 19, 2025.
 L to R: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, US President Donald Trump. (illustration)

Even without regime change in Iran, Netanyahu and Trump can still reshape Middle East - analysis

UNIFIL vehicles drive in southern Lebanon, October 11, 2024; illustrative.

UNIFIL says IDF forces fire impacted close by, one soldier 'wounded by gunfire, explosion sound'

 People celebrate what they say is Iran's victory, after U.S. President Donald Trump announced a ceasefire between Israel and Iran, in Beirut, Lebanon June 25, 2025.

Israeli reporter recalls undercover visit to Hezbollah's Dahiyeh bastion in Beirut's heart - report


Twenty years after the IDF left Lebanon, the memories are flooding back

Military Affairs: The nameless, forgotten war claimed the lives of hundreds of soldiers and left thousands more with traumatic mental scars, which for many are only now being treated.

SHAY SHEMESH: When the withdrawal happened it was a feeling of closure, but I felt like I didn’t fulfill my mission, we missed our goal.

Twenty years after Lebanon withdrawal: Return to the abyss

Today’s Israeli military and political leaders are in many ways part of the withdrawal generation, learning the time’s tough lessons.

IDF SOLDIERS pack their bags as troops prepare to leave the Lebanon border, on May 17, 2000

A four-month coincidence? The Lebanon withdrawal and the Second Intifada

While then-Prime Minister Ehud Barak downplayed the connection between the two events, officials who were deeply involved in diplomatic events at the time do connect the dots.

THEN-PRIME MINISTER Ehud Barak (left) attends a dinner hosted by US president Bill Clinton (second from right), with US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright (second from left) and Syrian foreign minister Farouq al-Shara, during talks at Shepherdstown, West Virginia, in January 2000

Twenty years out of Lebanon: The war with no name that would never end

Like the War of Attrition, the conflict in Lebanon settled in Israeli consciousness.

THE WRITER interviews troops at the Shani outpost, southern Lebanon, September 1999

Lebanon: The war that never ends makes a comeback

“The War with No Name” is the first time in any format, written or visual, that anyone has tried to tell the entire story of the security zone from beginning to end.

THE GOOD Fence crossing, Metulla, May 23, 2000

20 years after Lebanon pullout, Hezbollah is itching for another battle

It’s been a decade of relative quiet along this explosive border with only isolated incidents, and many feel that Israel’s withdrawal from the security belt was the right decision.

Israeli soldiers hold an Israeli flag as they leave Lebanese territory during a second day of ceasefire during the Second Lebanon War, near the town of Menara August 15, 2006.

Saudi Arabia vs. Iran

What role do Lebanon and Israel play in the conflict?

French President Emmanuel Macron (center) welcomes Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri on the steps of the Elysee Palace in Paris, on November 18

Deconstructing Kerry, his legacy may cause a third Lebanon war

The toxic combination of an emboldened Iran using Shi’ite proxies to fill the Islamic State vacuum while America chooses to cede influence to Russia has set the stage for further destabilizations.

John Kerry still casts a giant shadow

Defense Ministry honors families of train workers killed in Second Lebanon War

“Workers at Israel Railways who went to work during the war deserve this appreciation."

THESE EIGHT MEN were killed on July 16, 2006, when a Hezbollah rocket struck the Haifa train depot. From top left: Rafi Hazan, Asael Damti, Shmuel Ben-Shimon and Nissim Elharrar, and from bottom left: David Feldman, Shlomi Mansoura, Dennis Lapidus and Reuven Levi.

Netanyahu: Second Lebanon War a ‘promo’ to world’s battle now with extreme Islam

"If our peace is kept, those who stand against us will also enjoy peace," premier says at Mount Herzl ceremony.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses a memorial ceremony at Mount Hertzl in Jerusalem for Israel's fallen in the Second Lebanon War, July 19, 2016