Lebanese army

A Lebanese Christian fled from Hezbollah - and found refuge in Israel

On May 24-25, we marked the anniversary of Israel’s hasty withdrawal from Lebanon in 2000, and with it, bringing thousands of Lebanese Christians to Israel. Here is the story of one young man.

|ByJONATHAN FELDSTEIN
POST-ISRAELI withdrawl in May 2000, a donkey survives in a minefield in the south Lebanon village of Aytaroun.
A portrait of a Hezbollah fighter is seen damaged amidst the rubble of a building damaged by an Israeli air-strike in Beirut's southern suburb of Dahieh, on April 20, 2026 in Beirut, Lebanon.

Hezbollah still strong enough to drag Lebanon into civil war, expert warns

“It is the people’s right to take to the streets and bring down the government in the face of the American-Israeli project targeting our institutions," said Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem.

|ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
Drone caught in anti-explosive drone barbed wire supplied by the IDF to the Lebanese army, May 14, 2026.

IDF reveals it supplies Lebanese army with anti-explosive drone barbed wire

To date, the military has issued approximately 158,000 square meters of anti-explosive drone barbed wire, equivalent in size to about 20 football fields.

|ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM
Mourners attend the funeral of Hezbollah terrorist in Kfar Sir, Lebanon, April 21, 2026

Beirut promise to disarm Hezbollah ‘only ink on paper,’ Lebanese Hezbollah expert says - interview

Hanin Ghaddar, previously a journalist for Lebanese newspapers, has personally seen how significantly entrenched Hezbollah is within Lebanon’s military and government.

|ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD

Lebanon protests enter 10th day with no end in sight, army tries to open roads

Banks, schools, and many businesses have shut their doors.

OCTOBER 26, 2019ByREUTERS
Demonstrators carry national flags and gesture during an anti-government protest along a highway in Jal el-Dib, Lebanon October 21, 2019

Army tries to reopen roads as Lebanon remains paralyzed

Hundreds of thousands of people have flooded streets across Lebanon since Thursday, furious at a political class they accuse of pushing the economy to the point of collapse.

OCTOBER 22, 2019ByREUTERS
Demonstrators carry national flags and gesture during an anti-government protest along a highway in Jal el-Dib, Lebanon October 21, 2019