Lebanon

How Trump’s Iran strategy is reshaping Israel’s military options in Lebanon - opinion

Hezbollah gains leverage as US diplomacy links Lebanon to broader Iran deal efforts, limiting Israel’s options.

 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Ministers and MKs attend a discussion and vote on the inclusion of MK Gideon Saar as a Minister in the government at the plenum hall of the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem on September 30, 2024.
The Israeli security cabinet meets to discuss the full military takeover of the Gaza Strip.

Netanyahu will bring Hezbollah agreement to Security Cabinet if one is agreed, PM tells ministers

 U.S. President Donald Trump points his finger towards Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as they shake hands during a press conference after meeting at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, US, December 29, 2025.

Majority of Israelis say Trump should not determine the nature of IDF operations - poll

US President Donald Trump listens to members of his Cabinet speak during a meeting at the White House, last month.

Trump says he 'doesn't a need deal' with Iran for enriched uranium, doesn't want to meet Khamenei


IDF recaptures Beaufort in Lebanon, is this a tactical win or a strategic illusion? - opinion

From such high ground, the IDF can improve observation, strengthen forward defense of Israeli communities, and complicate Hezbollah’s efforts to move fighters, anti-tank teams, and snipers.

This picture taken from Marjayoun, southern Lebanon, shows an Israeli flag and a Golani Brigade flag fluttering atop the medieval Beaufort Castle in Arnoun on June 1, 2026.

PM orders IDF attacks on Hezbollah in Beirut, but US, Iran interventions pause action

Hezbollah showers the North with drones as IDF troops take over the Beaufort Ridge outpost and Wadi al-Saluki areas beyond the Litani River.

Israeli soldiers operate at Beaufort Ridge in southern Lebanon, in this handout image released on May 31, 2026.

Staff-Sergeant Adam Tzarfati killed from Hezbollah drone explosion in southern Lebanon

One soldier was severely wounded, and two others were lightly wounded during the incident in which Tzarfati was killed.

Staff Sergeant Adam Tzarfati.

Trump: Hezbollah ceasefire reached, going silent may be good for Iran talks

US strikes Iranian island in Strait of Hormuz • Two soldiers killed in southern Lebanon, ten wounded • Trump reportedly requests amendments to US-Iran deal

A screengrab from a video released by CENTCOM shows a flight deck crew member signaling an F‑35 jet on an aircraft carrier, in this image obtained from social media released on February 28, 2026

US 'does not expect Israel to absorb' Hezbollah attacks, signals green light for IDF escalation

On Sunday, two sources told the Post that senior Israeli officials had appealed to senior US officials to allow the IDF to expand its operations in Beirut.

Israeli security forces at the scene where a house was hit by an explosive drone launched by Hezbollah from Lebanon in Metula near the Israeli-Lebanese border, May 25, 2026.

Israel asks US to allow for expanded Beirut strikes, sources tell 'Post' - exclusive

The IDF announced on Sunday morning that it had taken control of the Beaufort Ridge outpost and Wadi al-Saluki areas north of the Litani River in southern Lebanon.

Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted an area in Beirut's southern neighborhoods on March 5, 2026; Illustrative.

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.