First Lebanon War

Former Palestinian envoy Ashraf Dabbour detained in Lebanon over corruption claims

Dabbour was previously arrested and later released in April in connection with an international arrest warrant issued through Interpol, based on financial corruption charges brought by the PA.

A sign at Interpol headquarters, where the International Criminal Police Organization, an intergovernmental body with 196 member countries, helps police worldwide work together through cooperation, intelligence-sharing and global alerts to combat cross-border crime, in Lyon, France, June 9, 2026.
Two IDF company commanders at Beaufort Castle, southern Lebanon, July 12, 2026.

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

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

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


British and French Mandates

The Jerusalem Post

Operation Mole Cricket 19: 34 years later, the IAF's most decisive victory remains the standard

To this day, the details of Operation Mole Cricket 19 remain classified.

Pilots gather before takeoff and the start of Operation Mole Cricket 19, in June 1982

JPost Editorial: Ten years later

As Israel marks the 10th anniversary of the Second Lebanon War, we must remain vigilant in the face of developments on the northern border.

AN ISRAELI soldier stands near a mobile artillery unit as it fires a shell into southern Lebanon on July 13, 2006, a day after IDF reservists Ehud Goldwasser and Eldad Regev were abducted by Hezbollah

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