Lebanon

Grapevine March 8, 2026: Strutting with new confidence

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

|ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
MOTTY REIF, flanked by Sandra Ringler (left) and Batel Green.
This photograph taken during a media tour organised by the Hezbollah shows a man installing a flag of Hezbollah on the balcony of a damaged building at Nabi Sheet town after an Israeli military operation in the Bekaa Valley of Lebanon, on March 7, 2026.

Iran’s Shia suicide war: A multi-arena Middle East conflagration - opinion

This is a historic moment that carries dual potential: one misstep by any player could reshape the region, but it also showcases Israel’s capacity, resources, resolve, and spirit.

|ByANAT HOCHBERG-MAROM
Smoke rises after an Israeli strike on Beirut's southern suburbs, following an escalation between Hezbollah and Israel amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, Lebanon, March 3, 2026.

IDF carries out targeted strikes against IRGC Lebanon Corps commanders operating in Beirut

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also warned the Lebanese government of "disastrous consequences" should it fail to enforcing the ceasefire agreement and disarming Hezbollah.

|ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM
A general view of Beirut's southern suburbs appearing without electricity, following an escalation between Hezbollah and Israel amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Beirut, Lebanon, March 7, 2026.

Over 150 Iranian citizens leave Lebanon after IDF threatened Iran's representatives in Beirut

The security source said they were being flown to Russia on a Russian plane, and that another 20 Iranians had left on Friday following the start of a new war between Hezbollah and Israel.

|ByREUTERS

Two IDF soldiers wounded by anti-tank missile fire during operations in southern Lebanon

The IDF soldiers were performing forward defensive operations in southern Lebanon when several anti-tank missiles were fired towards their force.

MARCH 7, 2026ByTOBIAS HOLCMAN, YONAH JEREMY BOB
An IDF soldier and a tank are seen operating on the border with Lebanon, in an image released on March 4, 2026.

WATCH: IDF strikes Hezbollah infrastructure, Radwan Force command centers

The strikes targeted Hezbollah rocket launchers, weapons storage facilities, and military sites, as well as two Hezbollah Radwan Force command centers.

MARCH 7, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Strikes carried out in Lebanon by the IAF since the beginning of Operation Roaring Lion, March 6, 2026.

IDF attempts operation to locate items tied to Ron Arad disappearance in Lebanon

According to Lebanese news outlet An-Nahar, IDF soldiers were seen carrying out a ground operation in a cemetery suspected to have a connection to Ron Arad's 1986 disappearance.

MARCH 7, 2026ByGOLDIE KATZ
Friends of Israel Air Force navigator Ron Arad who has been missing since October 1986 march in his memory in Tel Aviv, on October 18, 2024.

IDF renews strikes against Hezbollah in Beirut after targeting Tehran's oil facilities

IDF affirms 75% of Iranian missile launchers destroyed • Netanyahu: Israel has complete control of Iranian airspace • Saudi Arabia warns Iran of possible retaliation to attacks

MARCH 7, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Smoke rises following an explosion in Tehran, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, March 7, 2026. Picture taken with a mobile phone.

IDF strikes IRGC, Hezbollah command centers in Beirut’s Dahiyeh district

The attacks come amid more than 500 strikes on targets in Lebanon since the start of the operation, the IDF added.

MARCH 6, 2026ByTOBIAS SIEGAL
A site of overnight Israeli airstrikes is pictured in the southern suburbs of Beirut on March 6, 2026.

Five IDF soldiers badly wounded by anti-tank fire near Lebanon border

The military added that, in the same incident, three other Givati soldiers were lightly wounded.

MARCH 6, 2026BySAM HALPERN
IDF soldiers seen operating in northern Israel, near the Lebanese border, September 18, 2024

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich's son wounded on Lebanon border

He reportedly received only light wounds and is in stable condition.

MARCH 6, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Finance Minister and head of the Religious Zionist Party Bezalel Smotrich speaks at the 40-signatures debate at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, on February 23, 2026.

Nearly 500,000 Hezbollah supporters evacuate southern Lebanon as IDF intensifies strikes

Though the IDF has not issued a cumulative total update of strikes, the number is likely close to 450 attacks based on the various updates provided. 

MARCH 6, 2026ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
Aftermath of Israeli strikes following an escalation between Hezbollah and Israel amid the US-Israel conflict with Iran, Lebanon, March 2, 2026

Iranian officers reportedly abandon posts amid airstrikes, Trump demands 'unconditional surrender'

IDF begins new wave of strikes on Iranian regime • Russia reportedly providing Iran with intel on US • IDF destroys Khamenei's bunker in Tehran • Smotrich's son injured in Lebanon

MARCH 6, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Smoke rising from a recent airstrike on March 6, 2026 in Tehran, Iran.

WATCH: IDF destroys missile launchers in Tehran before Iran can strike Israel

Lebanon's Hezbollah warned Israeli residents to evacuate towns within 3.11 miles of the border between the countries in a message posted on its Telegram channel in Hebrew early on Friday.

MARCH 5, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Smoke rises after an Israeli strike on Beirut's southern suburbs, following an escalation between Hezbollah and Israel amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, Lebanon, March 3, 2026.