Israeli lebanon war

Moving past a ceasefire: Recognizing Israel is a big step, but 'normal,' says Lebanese diplomat

Lebanon’s Washington framework with Israel puts Hezbollah’s disarmament, state sovereignty, and Iran’s regional role at the center of a fragile test for both Beirut and Jerusalem.

A flower at the Al‑Bass Roman ruins, a UNESCO World Heritage site hit by an Israeli airstrike in Tyre, southern Lebanon June 25, 2026.
Lebanese electrical workers rebuild damaged power lines, as families return to apartments wrecked by Israeli strikes in Tyre last month. Some Lebanese citizens believe Hezbollah’s concept of resistance has completely failed.

'People don't want wars anymore': Inside Lebanon's shifting calculus on Israel

UNIFIL vehicles drive in Deir Mimas, southern Lebanon, February 18, 2025; illustrative.

UNIFIL 'concerned' over Israeli incursion in Lebanon

 PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the 79th United Nations General Assembly last week. In his address, he paraphrased Welsh poet Dylan Thomas.

Arms embargo on Israel would strengthen Iran, Netanyahu tells Macron


U.S. envoy relays Israeli de-escalation messages to Lebanon

An Israeli official said Satterfield was "relaying messages" to Beirut about several matters of contention.

An Israeli soldier stands atop a tank near Israel's border with Lebanon January 21, 2015.

After 35 years, first national memorial event for 91 victims of Tyre disaster

Officially caused by a gas leak, families of survivors call on govt. to release documents related to the incident

Poster for the national memorial for Tyre disaster

Construction of border fence may lead to flare-up with Hezbollah, IDF warns

Upgraded border fence designed to prevent ground attacks by Hezbollah against Israeli communities situated along the border.

An IDF self-propelled gun fires a shell into Lebanon, January 4, after a roadside bomb exploded next to an army patrol on the northern border

The hidden casualties of war

With Purim here, we may indeed hope that society at large will hear his plea for help and rise to the occasion beyond his wildest expectations.

Baruch Ben-Aharon in his dwelling

Lebanon has a new president, but what does this mean?

In a world where Hezbollah is ready for war, Aoun is unlikely to be a president that urges restraint.

Michel Aoun

Analysis: Assessing the covert war between the IDF and Hezbollah

Hezbollah rebuilt southern Beirut and Lebanon and restocked its weapons depots, while the IDF began training and arming itself for the next potential phase of hostilities.

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

Un long chemin de rédemption

Il était sur le front, celui du Hezbollah comme celui des médias, et ce conflit lui a coûté sa carrière. Rencontre avec le général de réserve Gal Hirsch qui livre enfin sa vérité

Gal Hirsch et Ehoud Olmert à la base de Biranit

Brig.-Gen. Gal Hirsch sets the record straight

Hirsch recently published an English-language book called Defensive Shield. After the war, he resigned from the army.

Gal Hirsch

10 years after Second Lebanon War, for a bereaved mother the pain is only worse

Despite anguish, Miki Goldwasser, mother of captured and killed reserve soldier Ehud, says the war was a great victory.

MIKI GOLDWASSER

IDF tank used in 1982 battle in Lebanon, famous for MIAs, to be returned by Russia

News of the tank’s return comes ahead of Netanyahu’s scheduled visit to Moscow in two weeks.

Ex-Israeli ERA-armored M48 tank. Tank was captured during the Battle of Sultan Yacoub.