First Lebanon War

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.

Then-defense minister Ariel Sharon (R) meets with IDF soldiers after a battle with Palestinian gunmen at Beaufort Castle, southern Lebanon, June 7, 1982.
IDF shares footage of operation in Beaufort Ridge, May 31, 2026.

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

Israeli and Golani flags waving over Beaufort Ridge outpost, May 31, 2026.

Former commander of Beaufort Ridge warns against romanticizing operation, holding outpost

Yaakov Erez and Yitzhak Rabin

Yaakov Erez, former Maariv editor and Sokolov Prize winner, dies at 87


Israel's wars as told through the headlines

The fight for Israel's existence, as told by the pages of 'The Jerusalem Post.'

War of Independence

'Zygier botched Mossad mission to return bodies'

Australia's ABC News reports alleged Mossad spy inadvertently ruined secret operation to return bodies of soldiers to Israel.

Ben Zygier passport 370

Opening up in the South

Micha Bar-Am has taken some of this country’s most stirring photographs for over 60 years.

Micha Bar Am 521

Anti-Israel German activist lied about IDF service

Anti-Israel activist said she served in IDF in first Lebanon war and claimed mother was a Holocaust survivor.

IDF soldiers marching in Second Lebanon War 311 (R)

Grapevine: Open wounds

David Arquette celebrates his bar mitzva at the Western Wall.

Open wounds

Nahal marks 30th anniversary preparing for next war

Infantry brigade holds drill in Jordan Valley, simulating a potential war with Syria or Lebanon.

Nahal drill 370

30 years after Lebanon war, pilots reminisce

1982 war marked first time the Israel Air Force used attack helicopters in combat, helping establish doctrine relevant today.

Israeli Cobra helicopter 370

Remember the fallen and what they died for

Memorial Day in Israel is a day of reflection and thought, a day in which life stops in order for us to look around and remember.

IDF memorial in Latrun311

My Word: Protesting the protest

The government must draw up a policy on the release of abducted soldiers, and abide by it.

Yoel Schalit Protest 311

'Lebanon' nominated for 5 European movie awards

Movie by first-time Israeli filmmaker Samuel Maoz based on personal experience as part of tank crew in First Lebanon War.

311_Shmulik Maoz