Lebanon israel war

IDF reservist severely wounded during altercation with terrorist near Bint Jbail

According to Army Radio, two other soldiers were lightly wounded in the incident but did not need to be evacuated to the hospital for treatment.

|ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM
(ILLUSTRATIVE) AN IDF soldier aiming out of a window in southern Lebanon.
A flower at the Al‑Bass Roman ruins, a UNESCO World Heritage site hit by an Israeli airstrike in Tyre, southern Lebanon June 25, 2026.

Moving past a ceasefire: Recognizing Israel is a big step, but 'normal,' says Lebanese diplomat

Lebanon’s Washington framework with Israel puts Hezbollah’s disarmament, state sovereignty, and Iran’s regional role at the center of a fragile test for both Beirut and Jerusalem.

|ByGIORGIA VALENTE/THE MEDIA LINE
Israeli soldiers operate near the Israel–Lebanon border during Operation “Roar of the Lion,”. March 16, 2026.

WATCH: IDF demolishes 200-meter-long terror tunnel in southern Lebanon

The tunnel contained hundreds of weapons and several shafts from which rockets would be launched towards Israel, according to Netanyahu and Katz's statement. 

|ByAMIR BOHBOT, YOAV ETIEL, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
This archive image provided by the Israeli Government Press Office (GPO) shows an Israeli soldier on a jeep patrol on November 1, 1948, along the fledgling Jewish state's northern border with Lebanon.

Israel-Lebanon: The official end of a 78-year war? - comment

Not all wars end with surrender ceremonies, victory parades, or the signing of famous treaties. Sometimes they simply endure, fading into the background until people forget.

|ByALEX WINSTON

Iran media claims Hezbollah supplied with Iran’s ‘Almas’ missiles 

Iran is supplying Hezbollah with more missiles to target Israeli military locations.

FEBRUARY 14, 2024BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
HEZBOLLAH FIGHTERS, with posters of Supreme Leader of Iran Ali Khamenei, are photographed by the author at the Badr group headquarters in Baghdad in 2015.

Hezbollah increases rocket fire, IDF ups counterattacks

Soon after the Hezbollah attack, the IDF struck the source of the fire, as well as several Hezbollah terror positions across the border.

NOVEMBER 18, 2023ByYONAH JEREMY BOB, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Smoke and flares during an exchange of fire between the IDF and Hezbollah terrorists on the border between Israel and Lebanon, November 12, 2023.

Wildfires erupt in southern Lebanon, civil defense blames Israeli shells

Border clashes between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah have escalated in recent weeks since Israel went to war with Hezbollah's Palestinian ally Hamas.

OCTOBER 31, 2023ByREUTERS
A view shows smoke and fire in Lebanon, near the border with Israel, as seen from northern Israel, October 31, 2023.

Israel flew in Lebanese airspace over 22,000 times in last 15 years - study

Israel continues to carry out fights in Lebanese airspace, claiming it is necessary to fight Hezbollah, and, by proxy, Iran.

JUNE 12, 2022ByANNA AHRONHEIM
An Israeli Air Force F-35 flies during an aerial demonstration at a graduation ceremony for Israeli air force pilots at the Hatzerim air base in southern Israel, June 27, 2019.

Mossad effort to find new Ron Arad information ends inconclusively

Bennett told the Knesset on Monday he authorized a Mossad operation for the airman, who has been missing since 1986.

OCTOBER 4, 2021ByGIL HOFFMAN, LAHAV HARKOV
Missing IAF navigator Ron Arad in captivity after his jet went down in Lebanon in 1986

On This day: UN Resolution 425 finalizes Israel's withdrawal from Lebanon

On June 16th, 2000, then UN secretary-general Kofi Annan officially announced that Israel had withdrawn from Lebanon, 22 years after it was drafted.

JUNE 16, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
UN peacekeepers (UNIFIL) patrol the border with Israel, in the village of Khiam, Lebanon August 26, 2019.

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.

MAY 26, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
The new IDF badge honoring military service along the Lebanon border.

IDF to award medal to SLA, IDF soldiers who fought in Lebanon buffer zone

The Lebanon war started in September 1982 and ended with the Israeli withdrawal in May 2000.

MARCH 1, 2021ByUDI SHAHAM
A general view of IDF forces before the withdrawal from South Lebanon on May 1, 2000

Syrian Arab Army forces position themselves on Mount Hermon - report

Reports have surfaced recently of both Israeli and Syrian airstrikes in areas close to the border.

JANUARY 26, 2021BySARAH BEN-NUN
View of Mount Hermon covered with snow as it seen from the northern Golan Heights, near the border with Syria, January 20, 2021.

Lebanon’s ability to hang on now in question

Former US ambassador tells The Media Line: No one trusts members of ruling class to keep their word on reform.

NOVEMBER 23, 2020ByMIKE WAGENHEIM / THE MEDIA LINE
FILE PHOTO: Smoke rises from the site of an explosion in Beirut, Lebanon August 4, 2020