Northern Arrows

Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem: 'Israeli attacks cannot continue, everything has a limit'

Qassem said that the Lebanese army's presence in this sensitive region alongside Hezbollah symbolizes a unified stance in defending the country's sovereignty.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Hezbollah's then-deputy leader Sheikh Naim Qassem seen in Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon, August 2, 2024
Smokes rise, amid ongoing cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, in Tyre, southern Lebanon September 23, 2024.

IDF strikes at least six Hezbollah weapon depots in southern Lebanon

This comes as an evacuation order has been set for three areas in southern Lebanon amid an upcoming strike from the IDF.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A huge 35 square meters Israeli national flag is raised on the eve of Yom Kippur to remember the fallen soldiers of the 1973 Kippur War in the Golan Heights, Tel Saki Memorial Site, Golan Heights, October 11, 2024.

Despite increase in evacuated Israelis returning North, heavy-hit towns remain empty - IDF

Part of the increase is from IDF having Hezbollah on the run since the November 2024 ceasefire, with no Hezbollah forces in southern Lebanon and no rockets fired at Israel since December.

|ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
AN ISRAELI M109 howitzer fires artillery shells.

IDF to continue attacking Hezbollah until it disarms, even if leads to another war

Since the November 2024 ceasefire, the IDF has detected around 456 new threats and attacked Hezbollah over 500 times.

|ByYONAH JEREMY BOB

Israel's Lebanon strategy risks undermining our best allies - opinion

With Israel refusing to fully withdraw from southern Lebanon, President Aoun and PM Salam must navigate between Western support and Hezbollah's growing anger.

FEBRUARY 21, 2025ByHAIM GOLOVENTZITZ
HEZBOLLAH LEADER Naim Qassem delivers a televised speech from an unknown location earlier this month. He has reaffirmed the legal and moral justification for Hezbollah’s ‘resistance,’ the writer notes.

What is going on in Israel, Lebanon, and Gaza?

Bodies of slain hostages Oded Lifshitz, Shiri, Ariel, and Kfir Bibas to be returned • IAF strikes weapons belonging to old Syrian regime in southern Syria

FEBRUARY 19, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Pictures of Shiri Bibas and her children Kfir and Ariel who are held hostage in Hamas captivity hang outside the protest tent calling for the release of Israeli hostages in the Gaza Strip, outside the Prime Minister's residence in Jerusalem, February 19, 2025.

Hamas reportedly ready to hand Gaza to PA, hostage negotiation team to head to Cairo

War cabinet to meet Monday at 6 p.m. • Rubio makes first visit to Israel • IDF to reveal Oct. 7 probes

FEBRUARY 16, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Mossad director David Barnea seen over a wall of hostage posters in Tel Aviv (illustrative)

Hezbollah disrupts Lebanon: Riots, UNIFIL assault challenge new government – analysis

Hezbollah is testing their standing in new president Joseph Aoun's government.

FEBRUARY 15, 2025BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
A man carries a Hezbollah flag as he stands on the rubble of a damaged site in Beirut's southern suburbs, after a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah took effect, in Beirut, Lebanon November 27, 2024.

Extend the ceasefire in the North and protect Israel from Hezbollah – editorial

The February 18 withdrawal deadline is fast approaching – but Hezbollah’s violations and the Lebanese Army’s failure to deploy raise serious concerns in Israel.

FEBRUARY 14, 2025ByJPOST EDITORIAL
Israeli soldiers seen in Meiss El Jabal, in southern Lebanon, February 10, 2025.

Burned trees, traumatized animals: Nature is revealing the unseen effects of Israel’s wars

Israel's wars have taken a hidden toll on wildlife and forests: Burned woodlands, disrupted bird migrations, and the world's first wartime animal hospital reveal nature's struggle in conflict zones.

FEBRUARY 13, 2025ByDEBORAH DANAN/JTA
Cranes seen at the Hula Valley lake, northern Israel, Jan. 23, 2025.

Gadi Moses, Arbel Yehud, Thai nationals undergo examinations at respective hospitals

Gadi Moses tells his kids he will do everything he can to rehabilitate Nir Oz, after reuniting with them after 482 days.

JANUARY 30, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Gadi Moses arrived at Beilinson hospital

Israeli strike kills three, including Golan border village leader - report

Three Syrians, including a village leader, were reportedly killed near the Israeli-Syrian border. The IDF confirmed firing warning shots in the area but did not address casualties.

JANUARY 15, 2025ByYONAH JEREMY BOB, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
IDF strike on Hezbollah in the a southern suburb of Beirut. September 26, 2024.

Sirens sound across central Israel following projectile from Yemen, Hostage deal talks reach climax

IDF announces death of five soldiers in Gaza • Vance says Trump will let IDF 'knock out' Hamas in Gaza if hostages not released

JANUARY 14, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Israeli security forces at the scene where fragments of a ballistic missile fired by the Houthis damaged a home in Jerusalem, January 14, 2025

Northern Israeli businesses get new aid package from non-profits as government lags

DOMESTIC AFFAIRS | Knesset approves benefits for war-affected businesses in Israel's North, but owners say delayed payments and narrow eligibility are forcing some to close shop.

JANUARY 10, 2025ByEVE YOUNG
BUSINESS OWNER Sergio Helman, who stayed through rounds of escalation with Hezbollah in Israel’s North to continue to sell hummus and to donate it to soldiers and first responders.