Litani River

If Trump and Netanyahu are crazy, what does that make the rest of us? - comment

Trump, Netanyahu, and Hezbollah are locked in a cycle of conflict that offers no easy answers for Israel.

Israeli ambassador to the US Yechiel Leiter speaks next to State Department Chief of Staff Daniel Holler during a meeting between Israeli and Lebanese delegations hosted by the United States, in Washington, on Wednesday.
Talks between the US, Lebanon, and Israel in Washington DC earlier this year.

Israel, Lebanon agree to ceasefire on condition of end to Hezbollah fire, US State Department says

Then-defense minister Ariel Sharon (R) meets with IDF soldiers after a battle with Palestinian gunmen at Beaufort Castle, southern Lebanon, June 7, 1982.

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

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IDF says it struck 100 targets, killed 20 terrorists in ground operations north of Litani

The military said that soldiers from the Givati Brigade established positions within the areas of Zawtar al-Sharqiya and Zawtar al-Gharbiyah, in an effort to protect northern Israel communities.

IDF operating northern of the Litani River.

IDF 146th Division completes southern Lebanon operations, as attacks on Hezbollah intensify

The IDF also announced on Sunday morning that its ground troops had taken over the Beaufort Ridge outpost and Wadi al-Saluki areas beyond the Litani River

OPERATIONS CONDUCTED by troops from the 401st Brigade in southern Lebanon.

What is Beaufort Castle, the historic Crusader fortress Israel now holds in Lebanon? - explainer

Aside from a smaller fortification present at the site of the current Beaufort Castle, little else is known about the site prior to its capture by the Crusader forces.

An Israeli flag flies over the medieval Beaufort Castle, known locally as Qalaat al-Shaqif or Shaqif Arnoun, as seen from the Marjayoun area of southern Lebanon on May 31, 2026.

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.

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.

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.

Netanyahu confirms IDF soldiers crossed Litani River, air force 'operating in Beirut, Bekaa Valley'

Netanyahu visited the border alongside Defense Minister Israel Katz and was briefed by Northern Command Chief Maj.-Gen. Rafi Milo and 36th Division Commander Brig.-Gen. Yiftach Norkin on the IDF's Le

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at Israel's northern border with Lebanon.

Hezbollah chief downplays calls to disarm terror group, praises success of FPV drone attacks

Qassem also rejected Israel-Lebanon talks, criticized the Beirut gov't and US sanctions, defended al-Qard al-Hassan, voiced support for Iran and Gaza, and denounced Bahrain's IRGC clampdown.

A person riding a scooter carries a flag with an image depicting Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem, as displaced people make their way to return to their homes after a 10-day ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel went into effect, at the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon.

Islamic regime ‘will not abandon’ Hezbollah, Araghchi promises in message to Qassem

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem that Tehran would continue backing its proxies as Lebanon emerges as a sticking point in US ceasefire talks.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi speaks in Moscow, December 17, 2025; illustrative.