Lebanese army

Israel, US, and Lebanon have different visions for pilot zones - and Hezbollah is why - analysis

Lebanon, Israel, and the US all support Lebanese Army pilot zones in the south - but each side appears to have a different idea of what success means and how to deal with Hezbollah.

A soldier adjusts a Lebanese flag on an armored vehicle in Zawtar al-Gharbiyeh village, southern Lebanon, as Lebanese soldiers deploy in the area, July 21, 2026
Lebanese army troops deploy at the entrance of the town of Zawtar al-Gharbiyeh, after Israeli forces withdrew from the area, Lebanon, July 21, 2026

IDF says it fired warning shots at Lebanese troops who crossed pilot zone boundary

A man on a motorcycle tries to convince Lebanese army officers to let him cross as they cordon off the site of an Israeli strike in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, June 14, 2026.

Lebanese military deploys in three 'pilot program' areas, securing Hezbollah-free zones

Shia movement Hezbollah attend a memorial ceremony mourning Iran's slain supreme leader Ali Khamenei in Beirut's southern suburbs on July 8, 2026.

Hezbollah’s weapons harm national security, slim majority of Lebanese say - poll


IDF considering handing Lebanese army control of Hezbollah underground compound - report

Israel believes that transferring the responsibility to Lebanon’s army could serve as a test of its ability and willingness to act against Hezbollah, said N12.

An Israeli soldier inspects a Hezbollah attacking position tunnel found during anIDF operation.

Hezbollah breaks ceasefire, launches 50 rockets at IDF soldiers in Lebanon, Israel retaliates

Earlier on Saturday, Hezbollah stated that it had targeted IDF soldiers in southern Lebanon, saying that it would "not hesitate to confront any attempt by Israel to seize land in Lebanon."

Lebanese Army forces deploy in the village of Bir al-Salasel in southern Lebanon on June 15, 2026.

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.

POST-ISRAELI withdrawl in May 2000, a donkey survives in a minefield in the south Lebanon village of Aytaroun.

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.

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.

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.

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

Mourners attend the funeral of Hezbollah terrorist in Kfar Sir, Lebanon, April 21, 2026

Israel, US cannot miss the chance to disarm Hezbollah - opinion

With Hezbollah weakened, Israel’s challenge is ensuring that the Lebanese state can enforce disarmament before 2026.

A BANNER with an image of late Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah hangs on a roundabout, following an escalation between Hezbollah and Israel, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Baalbek, Lebanon, March 23, 2026.

Lebanese army 'lied to the IDF,' didn't disarm Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, Israeli officers say

“The Lebanese army lied to the IDF. They deceived Israel. They claimed they had enforced the decision to demilitarize southern Lebanon," one Israeli officer said.

An IDF soldier and tank operate in southern Lebanon on March 21, 2026.

Lebanese soldiers reportedly injured in Israeli strike on Hezbollah targets, IDF probing

The military stressed that its operations in southern Lebanon target the Hezbollah terrorist organization, not the Lebanese Armed Forces or civilians.

Israeli soldiers gather next to tanks on the Israeli side of the border with Lebanon, in northern Israel, March 17, 2026

Lebanese ‘Patriotic Officers’ warn army not to confront Hezbollah, fueling fears over army unity

The unusual warning comes amid external and internal calls to dismiss current Lebanese Army Commander General Rodolphe Haykal.

This photograph taken during a press tour organised by the Lebanese army shows Lebanese soldiers standing atop a military vehicle in Alma Al-Shaab, near the border with Israel in southern Lebanon, on November 28, 2025.