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 strike kills Hezbollah operatives, including one who also served in Lebanese army

Abdullah and the others were killed in a drone strike against a car near the coastal Lebanese city of Sidon on Monday.

IDF graphic showing the three Hezbollah operatives it killed on December 23, 2025.

France, US, Saudis to meet Lebanese army chief to push Hezbollah disarmament plan

Israel and Lebanon agreed to a US-brokered ceasefire in 2024, ending more than a year of fighting between Israel and Hezbollah that severely weakened the Iran-backed terrorists.

This photograph taken during a press tour organised by the Lebanese army shows a military convoy heading to an abandoned tunnel (unseen) said to have been used by Hezbollah, in a mountainous valley on the outskirts of the southern village of Zibqin, on November 28, 2025.

Will Israel's new talks with Lebanon prevent another war with Hezbollah? - analysis

Lebanon will need to see if it can move forward with disarming Hezbollah. Israel may also need to explain what it means by “disarmament.”

Lebanese army members stand on a military vehicle during a Lebanese army media tour, near the border with Israel, southern Lebanon, November 28, 2025

The Lebanese 'reset': Hezbollah may survive in more limited, but dangerous, form - opinion

The Lebanese government's equivocation means that Hezbollah could yet survive in perhaps a more limited, but still highly dangerous, form.

LEBANESE PRESIDENT Joseph Aoun receives a letter of credence from incoming US Ambassador Michel Issa at the presidential palace in Baabda last month. Aoun is opposed to creating a distinct Hezbollah entity within the army, says the writer.

IDF fears UNIFIL leaked photos, documentation of military movements to Hezbollah - Army Radio

The IDF also discovered an official UNIFIL document which referred to Israel as "the enemy," according to Army Radio.

A UN vehicle drives, during a Reuters' visit at Camp Shamrock where Irish and Polish peacekeepers of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) are stationed near Maroun al-Ras village close to the Lebanese-Israeli border, in southern Lebanon November 29, 2023.

Aoun promises army control in south, but Lebanon still can’t disarm Hamas or Hezbollah - analysis

Lebanon’s President Joseph Aoun announced that the army will launch a peace initiative in southern Lebanon, taking control of additional positions along the border.

Palestinians celebrate the ceasefire between Hamas and Israel, in Burj al-Barajneh refugee camp in Beirut, Lebanon January 19, 2025.

US cancels Lebanese army commander Rodolphe Haykal's visit, Graham slams inaction on Hezbollah

US Senator Lindsey Graham referenced the matter in a post to X/Twitter on Monday night. 

 Lebanese army members and residents inspect the damages in the southern Lebanese village of Kfar Kila, Lebanon February 18, 2025.

WATCH: IDF kills three terrorists, destroys terror infrastructure during southern Lebanon ops.

Soldiers from the IDF's 228th and 300th Brigades took part in the operations, under the command of the 91st Division.

Hezbollah supporters attend a ceremony held by Hezbollah to commemorate the first anniversary of their late leader Hassan Nasrallah's killing by Israel, on the outskirts of Beirut, Lebanon, September 27, 2025

IDF tank accidentally fires 'warning shots' at UNIFIL soldiers in southern Lebanon

The UNIFIL soldiers were mistakenly identified as suspicious individuals due to poor weather conditions, the Israeli military said in a statement.

A UN vehicle drives near a concrete wall along Lebanon's southern border which, as seen from northern Israel, November 16, 2025

Israel, Hezbollah closest to war since ceasefire as group's disarmament lags - analysis

“Hezbollah is rebuilding far more quickly than the Lebanese Army can disarm it,” Western intelligence sources told The Jerusalem Post last week.

Supporters of Lebanon's Shiite terror group Hezbollah attend the funeral of terrorists killed in recent Israeli attacks, in the southern city of Nabatiyeh on November 2, 2025.