Lebanon

Capt. Eitan Shmuel Lemberg killed in combat in southern Lebanon

According to Army Radio, Lemberg was killed when a Hezbollah terrorist fired an anti-tank missile at an IDF tank north of the Litani River.

CAPTAIN EITAN Shmuel Lemberg, 21, from Mishmar HaShiv'a, killed in southern Lebanon, June 4, 2026.
 UNIFIL PEACEKEEPERS look out at the Lebanese-Israeli border, from the roof of a watchtower ‏in the town of Marwahin, in southern Lebanon, on Saturday.

UN peacekeeper killed, two wounded in Hezbollah shelling in Lebanon

FOR IRAN’S Christian community, the postwar crackdown has been particularly severe, with at least 50 members detained by authorities. Here, Iranian Christians take part in the New Year prayer ceremony at a church in Tehran last January.

Iran’s ethnic groups could alter the balance of power - opinion

European flags fly outside the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium September 20, 2023.

EU pledges €100M to Lebanese army to reinforce state against Hezbollah threat


Gov't postpones decision to give aid to North, amid escalating Hezbollah strikes

The delay also comes as local northern authority heads have called for urgent government aid and IDF action.

A view of a house damaged by a missile fired by Hezbollah from Lebanon in Misgav Am in northern Israel, May 1, 2026.

At Beaufort, Israel confronts the futility of withdrawal - analysis

Twenty-six years after Israel, under the cover of darkness, withdrew from Beaufort, it returned Saturday.

IDF soldiers operating in Lebanon's Beaufort Ridge, shared by the military on May 31, 2026.

French Foreign Minister calls for UNSC 'emergency meeting' over Israel's operations in Lebanon

In an interview with BFMTV, Barrot stated that "Nothing can justify the prolongation of (Israel's) military operations in Lebanon and its increasingly deep occupation of Lebanese territory."

FRENCH FOREIGN Minister Jean-Noel Barrot arrives to a meeting with the French electrification team to accelerate national mobilization in favour of the electrification of France at the Elysee Palace, in Paris, France, May 26, 2026.

IDF secures Beaufort Ridge as Hezbollah drone kills St.-Sgt. Tyukin

The Jerusalem Post's must-listen news roundup with Shifra Jacobs—the top stories, clear and concise. 

IDF soldiers operate in southern Lebanon, published April 28, 2026.

Return to Beaufort: Israel’s symbolic conquest of a Lebanese Crusader fortress - analysis

Now the IDF is back at the Beaufort, but this time there is a sense of conquest. Israel has changed a lot in the last two decades.  

IDF shares footage of operation in Beaufort Ridge, May 31, 2026.

Former commander of Beaufort Ridge warns against romanticizing operation, holding outpost

He warned that those who will pay the price of holding the ridge will be the soldiers and Israeli citizens living in the north.

Israeli and Golani flags waving over Beaufort Ridge outpost, May 31, 2026.

In pictures: IDF retakes southern Lebanon's Beaufort Ridge outpost nearly three decades later

The IDF held the outpost until May 2000, when Israel withdrew its forces from southern Lebanon on the order of former prime minister Ehud Barak.

IDF shares footage of operation in Beaufort Ridge, May 31, 2026.

Lebanese PM accuses Israel of 'scorched-earth policy' while defending ceasefire talks - report

Salam’s comments came amid the now-revealed IDF operation of crossing the Litani River, where it successfully secured the Beaufort Ridge and Wadi al-Saluki areas of southern Lebanon.

Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam speaks to journalists at the government headquarters in Beirut, Lebanon, December 3, 2025.

Staff-Sergeant Michael Tyukin killed in combat in southern Lebanon

Four IDF soldiers were lightly wounded in the incident that killed Tyukin.

Staff Sergeant Michael Tyukin.

IDF takes control of Beaufort Ridge, but Hezbollah aerial strikes continue uninterrupted

The military took control of the Wadi al-Saluki area beyond the Litani River, but Hezbollah drones and over 50 rockets have kept raining down on the North.

IDF soldiers operating in Lebanon's Beaufort Ridge, shared by the military on May 31, 2026.