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.

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

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

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


Should the West support the Lebanese army to counterweight Hezbollah?

The reality is that Hezbollah is stronger than the state of Lebanon; taking advantage of the nation’s dysfunction, Hezbollah uses intimidation and violence to exert its power.

LEBANESE ARMED FORCES soldiers are deployed after an ambush on Shi'ite mourners in Khaldeh, Lebanon, on Sunday, August 1, 2021.

Lebanon Army Chief: Economic situation will lead to collapse of military

"The army is the only and last institution that is still coherent and guarantees the security and stability in Lebanon and the region."

Army Commander General Joseph Aoun speaks during the offical funeral ceremony for the Lebanese soldiers who were killed in Islamic State captivity

IDF to grant honorary badge for service in Lebanon

The badges will be given out by the IDF starting on 7 June to an approximate 3,100 current IDF officers and some 2,3000 bereaved families.

The new IDF badge honoring military service along the Lebanon border.

Guterres calls for Hezbollah disarmament, UNIFIL tunnel access

“No progress was achieved with respect to the disarmament of armed groups. Hezbollah continued to acknowledge publicly that it maintains military capabilities,” Guterres said.

IDF CHIEF of Staff Lt.-Gen. Aviv Kochavi. Israel can criticize the Americans for returning to the Iran deal, as Kochavi illustrated during a speech last month.

Murders of women spark anger in Lebanon as domestic violence doubles

"Lebanese media often help enshrine the idea that men can get away with these crimes," said Hayat Mirshad, co-director at Fe-Male, a local feminist group.

Woman wearing an abaya walks past a fashion clothing store in Lebanon

Syria makes command changes to 1st Corps following Israeli threats

The report named Maj.-Gen. Ramadan Ramadan as incoming commander of the 1st Corps, replacing Lua’a Ali Ahmad Asa’ad.

Supporters of Lebanon's Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah carry flags and pictures of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad during a rally marking al-Quds Day in Maroun Al-Ras village, near the border with Israel, southern Lebanon June 8, 2018

Israeli man accidentally kayaks past Lebanon border, stopped by police

"Luckily, I saw a soldier from the other side. That's when I realized 'whoa, where am I?'"

Rosh Hanikra

American sanctions target major Hezbollah ally in Lebanon

US envoy says Gebran Bassil offered to drop partnership with Shi’ite group, though former FM denies it.

Lebanese Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil attends a meeting with Italian counterpart Angelino Alfano in Rome

Two members of Lebanese security forces killed in armed clashes

They were killed when militants opened fire on an army checkpoint in the northwest area of Araman.

Lebanese Army soliders take position near store front

Lebanese security forces kill at least 7 members of ISIS-tied armed group

Talawi was described as a former member of the Islamic State group and leader of a cell behind the killing in August of three people in north Lebanon.

NOT FULFILLING their mandate and helping Hezbollah? The Lebanese army and UN forces patrol in southern Lebanon.