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As Israel prepares to intensify ground offensive in Lebanon, what can be learned from past wars?

Israel's doctrine after October 7 is the same as the 1967 doctrine, where it took over the large areas it had conquered after the Six-Day War. It is yet to be seen whether it will work in Lebanon.

The damaged Zrarieh Bridge over the Litani river, after it was hit by an Israeli strike in Tayr Falsay in southern Lebanon, following an escalation between Hezbollah and Israel amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, Lebanon, March 13, 2026.
Israeli tanks on the Israeli side of the Israel-Lebanon border, following an escalation between Hezbollah and Israel amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in northern Israel, March 8, 2026.

Human Rights Watch accuses IDF of unlawful use of white phosphorus in Lebanon

Fire and smoke rises after Israeli airstrikes on Kfar Hatta in southern Lebanon, Lebanon, January 11, 2026.

WATCH: IDF kills several Hezbollah terrorists in Lebanon, strikes command center

Hezbollah supporters gather to mark the first anniversary of the assassinations of Hezbollah leaders Hassan Nasrallah and Hashem Safieddine, in Tehran, Iran, October 2, 2025.

Iran not transferring enough funding, Hezbollah complains, demanding $2 billion - report


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Bronze statues of North Korea’s late founder Kim Il-sung and late leader Kim Jong Il as they offer flowers to the statues in Pyongyang this week, to mark the 85th anniversary of the founding of the Korean People’s Army

What is Hezbollah planning for the Third Lebanon War?

As Syria continues to disintegrate, the chances increase that a new conflict with Hezbollah will erupt.

A Hezbollah member drives a 4-wheel motorbike mounted with a mock rocket in southern Lebanon in 2015

Hezbollah supporter pegged for next Lebanese president

Lebanon has endured a protracted political crisis since parliament failed to elect a new president two years ago, paralyzing government and causing a breakdown in many basic services.

Supporters of Lebanon's Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah wave Hezbollah and Lebanese flags in south Lebanon

Lessons from the Second Lebanon War

At the end of the day, there are no good wars.

IDF soldiers walk together after leaving Lebanon near the Israel-Lebanon border in August 2006

Brig.-Gen. Gal Hirsch sets the record straight

Hirsch recently published an English-language book called Defensive Shield. After the war, he resigned from the army.

Gal Hirsch

'In future war, Israel will be hit with biggest rocket salvos seen yet'

"It's not a nightmare, it's a very realistic scenario," says IAF air defense chief Brig.-Gen. Zvika Haimovich.

Rockets fired from the Gaza Strip into Israel, July 13, 2014

How Israel missed an opportunity to cut off Hezbollah's head

A new book sheds light on an IDF plan to assassinate senior Hezbollah military officials and the man who shot the plan down.

A Hezbollah supporter waves a flag in Beirut's southern suburbs

'Missing IAF navigator Ron Arad was tortured and killed in 1988'

A Lebanese national accused of collaborating with Mossad told a military tribunal that Arad died two years after falling into captivity.

Missing IAF navigator Ron Arad in captivity after his jet went down in Lebanon in 1986

Beirut protesters shout for 'the downfall of the regime' as 'You Stink' campaign sweeps capitol

Their "You Stink" protest campaign was mobilized after the government failed to solve a crisis in trash disposal, leaving piles of refuse rotting in the summer sun.

Protesters start a fire during a protest against corruption and against the government's failure to resolve a crisis over rubbish disposal, near the government palace in Beirut, Lebanon August 23, 2015.

Criticism follows Hirsch’s appointment as chief of police

"The decision is delusional and wrong," says former Jerusalem District police chief.

Gal Hirsch