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Qatar says it will provide Lebanon with $430 million in financial support

A statement by Qatar's Fund for Development said about $400 million would be provided to support Lebanon's energy sector, of which 10% would be allocated as a grant.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, REUTERS
Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani attends a press conference, in Doha, Qatar, October 24, 2024.
SMOKE BILLOWS from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted the southern Lebanese village of al-Mjadel on December 4. The IDF said it would strike what it described as Hezbollah military infrastructure in southern Lebanon and warned people in two villages to evacuate immediately.

Lebanon is on a dangerous, slippery path toward civil war - opinion

Lebanon has not had a government in decades that truly sought the country’s rehabilitation and a genuine disengagement from Iranian patronage.

|ByHAIM GOLOVENTZITZ
A war between Israel and Lebanon (illustrative)

Nakoura talks show Israel's seriousness about security, Lebanon committed to sovereignty - analysis

The Lebanese state is edging towards reclaiming a sliver of sovereignty, while Israel is unwilling to look the other way as the clock runs out.

|ByHERB KEINON
Lebanese Foreign Minister Youssef Rajji attends a press conference during his Syrian couterpart Asaad Al-Shibani's first official visit since the fall of Bashar al-Assad, at the foreign ministry in Beirut, Lebanon, October 10, 2025.

Hezbollah will not disarm without Iranian consent, Lebanon's top diplomat warns

Lebanese Foreign Minister Youssef Rajji added that Hezbollah's current concern is to "buy time and preserve itself internally in order to regain its power."

|BySETH J. FRANTZMAN

Lebanese man arrested in Nabatieh on suspicion of spying for Israel

The man allegedly confessed to being in possession of an advanced device given to him by Israel, which he was using to monitor and photograph important locations in Lebanon.

JANUARY 23, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Iranian spy in intelligence agency control room uses military tech to identify threats during Arab Israeli conflict. Mossad secret agent uses software to do war covert operations

Crisis between Israel, US? Trump warns against collapse of Lebanon ceasefire - exclusive

Sources close to US President-elect Donald Trump have reportedly conveyed a stern warning to Israeli officials.

JANUARY 16, 2025ByAMICHAI STEIN
IDF troops operating in the Litani River area in Lebanon for first time in over two decades

Israeli strikes hit north Lebanon crossings with Syria for first time, minister says

The strikes came moments after Joe Biden announced a ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon.

NOVEMBER 27, 2024ByREUTERS
A general view of the scene where a projectile fell after Israel's military reported a barrage of projectiles crossing over to Israel from Lebanon, amid cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel, in Maalot-Tarshiha, northern Israel, November 24, 2024.

Some Lebanese Americans endorse Harris, expect more Lebanon support

Harris's views are in 'stark' contrast to Trump, Lebanese American said in an endorsement letter on Friday.

OCTOBER 19, 2024ByREUTERS
US Vice President Kamala Harris delivers remarks at a press conference following a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 25, 2024.

'Around 1,500 Hezbollah terrorists killed,' Halevi tells IDF soldiers in southern Lebanon

"An entire chain of command is being wiped out, Hezbollah is hiding dead commanders," Halevi said. 

OCTOBER 18, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi conducts a situational assessment with Golani Brigade commanders in southern Lebanon, October 18, 2024.

Watch: IDF seizes Hezbollah weaponry on northern front as Gaza operations intensify

More than 200 terror targets within Lebanese territory have been destroyed within the last 24 hours, the IDF said.

OCTOBER 15, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
IDF soldiers conduct operations in Lebanon and the Gaza Strip.

500 Hezbollah targets destroyed: How has the IDF so far avoided 2006 war-style ambushes?

The IDF has found and destroyed very large quantities of high-quality anti-tank missiles, including Kornet missiles and a variety of other weapons.

OCTOBER 9, 2024ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
IDF tanks seen in staging area en route to Lebanon.

Israel's security requires diplomatic solution, not force alone, French foreign minister says

OCTOBER 7, 2024ByREUTERS
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot holds a press conference, on the first anniversary of the Hamas-led deadly October 7 attack on Israel, at the King David Hotel in Jerusalem, October 7, 2024.

Who is Hashem Safieddine, Hezbollah's possible new leader?

Safieddine is a cousin of Nasrallah and, like him, a cleric who wears a black turban denoting descent from Islam's Prophet Mohammed.

SEPTEMBER 28, 2024ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
The head of Hezbollah's Executive Council Hashem Safieddine attends the funeral of members of the Shiite Muslim group in Beirut's southern suburbs on September 18, 2024.

Schools in Israel's North may not reopen in time, Kisch says

The Israel-Hamas war and continued escalation on the northern border with Hezbollah has left students from the impacted area in disarray.

JULY 23, 2024ByJOANIE MARGULIES
Evacuees from the North at the Yehuda Hotel