First Lebanon War

Hezbollah’s rock-cut tunnels under Beaufort Castle expose decades of UNIFIL failure - analysis

The question now is whether or not Lebanon can step up and control its own territory. Dragging their feet didn't help them; it ruined their lives.

|BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
Two IDF company commanders at Beaufort Castle, southern Lebanon, July 12, 2026.
Amichai Chikli, Minister of Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism attends a conference organized by the Ministry of Diaspora Affairs, at the International Convention Center in Jerusalem on March 27, 2025.

IDF withdrawal from Lebanon would be a failure, must hold strategic points in north, Chikli says

"One thing is clear and simple, as is happening in the Gaza Strip," he said. "We must not again defend Metula from an outpost that is inside Metula.”

|By103FM
Then-defense minister Ariel Sharon (R) meets with IDF soldiers after a battle with Palestinian gunmen at Beaufort Castle, southern Lebanon, June 7, 1982.

On This Day: Palestinian terrorists attempt assassinating Israeli ambassador, prompting Lebanon War

Shlomo Argov survived the London shooting attack but remained paralyzed, while Israel launched a campaign that expelled the PLO and set the stage for Iran's Islamic regime to establish Hezbollah.

|ByJAMES GENN
IDF shares footage of operation in Beaufort Ridge, May 31, 2026.

Return to Beaufort: Israel’s symbolic conquest of a Lebanese Crusader fortress - analysis

Now the IDF is back at the Beaufort, but this time there is a sense of conquest. Israel has changed a lot in the last two decades.  

|BySETH J. FRANTZMAN

Tales from the front of the First Lebanon War

A combat veteran from the First Lebanon War, recalls his treacherous military service in Beirut

JUNE 24, 2022ByARIEH O’SULLIVAN
THE WRITER (L) with fellow Nahal soldier Daniel Zahavi-Assa in Beirut, 1982.

First Lebanon War still resonates in Israel 40 years later

While the war was not a military failure, it was a trauma: “This was the first time that a big part of the nation did not see the war as justified.”

JUNE 24, 2022ByHERB KEINON
ISRAEL AIR Force helicopter ferries supplies to an IDF encampment during Israel’s Peace for Galilee military campaign, June 1982, south of Lebanon’s Beirut-Damascus highway.

Following in the wings of his grandfather: A young pilot's journey

“My grandfather was a pilot, but we didn’t really ever talk about it,” B told The Jerusalem Post ahead of the ceremony at Haterzim Air Base on Thursday night. “My grandfather flew a long time ago."

JUNE 23, 2022ByANNA AHRONHEIM
First Lieutenant B

Israel's Lebanon trauma still lingers 40 years on

Israel never really recovered from that misadventure. Neither did I.

JUNE 16, 2022ByDANIEL BEN-TAL
On patrol in the Awali Valley

First Lebanon War: Has Israel's trauma been healed?

MIDDLE ISRAEL: 40 years after Israel's most failed war, its leaders seem to have learned its lessons - except one lesson, and one leader.

JUNE 10, 2022ByAMOTZ ASA-EL
DEFENSE MINISTER Ariel Sharon walks with prime minister Menachem Begin and his spokesman on June 7, 1982, in Lebanon.

My Word: When war gets personal

The First Lebanon War was “My War.” It is never a good thing when you have to number wars.

JUNE 9, 2022ByLIAT COLLINS
A chain lock is seen on a gate, with a Star of David on it, at the Rosh Hanikra border crossing with Lebanon, in northern Israel.

Almost 20% of Lebanon War vets suffer from PTSD symptoms - survey

89% of First Lebanon War veterans have never sought help for their mental health issues.

JUNE 7, 2022ByMICHAEL STARR
Israeli soldiers in Jezzine, Lebanon, during the first Lebanon War. 1984.

Jerusalem highlights May 27 – June 2

What's new to do in Israel's capital?

MAY 30, 2022ByHAGAY HACOHEN
THE RED Series 2020 by Karam Natour.

Unseen footage from First Lebanon War released for first time

In the black and white footage, dozens of troops are seen gathered on top of armored personnel carriers and tanks as they head into Lebanon.

APRIL 24, 2022ByANNA AHRONHEIM
Israeli soldiers in Jezzine, Lebanon, during the first Lebanon War. 1984.

Menachem Begin was from another league of historic proportions - top aide

Begin’s top aide Dan Meridor discusses how the premier laid the basis for the Abraham Accords, Iraq-Iran nuke comparisons, compassion for refugees.

MARCH 31, 2022ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
THEN-CABINET SECRETARY Dan Meridor (L) accompanies Prime Minister Menachem Begin before his testimony to the inquiry commission on the Sabra and Shatila massacres, Jerusalem, 1982.