Second Lebanon War

Hezbollah’s rock-cut tunnels under Beaufort Castle expose decades of UNIFIL failure - analysis

The question now is whether or not Lebanon can step up and control its own territory. Dragging their feet didn't help them; it ruined their lives.

Two IDF company commanders at Beaufort Castle, southern Lebanon, July 12, 2026.
IDF spokesperson Brig.-Gen. Effie Defrin is seen in a switch-over ceremony in Tel Aviv, Israel, March 27, 2025

IDF locates Hezbollah position that wounded IDF Spokesperson Effie Defrin in Second Lebanon War

IDF soldiers operate against Hezbollah terrorists in southern Lebanon, June 21, 2026.

Twenty years on: IDF reveals orders to begin Second Lebanon War, expand operations towards Litani

DEFENSE MINISTER Israel Katz at the memorial service for IDF soldiers killed during the Second Lebanon War.

Netanyahu, Katz say IDF will stay in Lebanon until Hezbollah disarms


What are the aftershocks of the Comptroller's 2014 Gaza War report?

Although the Comptroller’s Report hit Netanyahu hard, he is definitely not yet down for the count.

IDF soldiers take part in Operation Protective Edge

'Nasrallah hides in a bunker while Israeli children play outside'

Zionist Union MK says that this difference is a victory in itself.

Second Lebanon War- Soldiers return home

Capturing the Moment: The Second Lebanon War

The Second Lebanon War - Coming Home - "Capturing the Moment."

Second Lebanon War- Soldiers return home

'Israeli-Arabs suffered more anxiety from border wars than Israeli-Jews'

Being attacked by Arab countries made them feel completely helpless, according to University of Haifa research.

An Israeli tank moves along the border with Lebanon in August 2006

Hezbollah releases new footage from ambush op that sparked 2006 war

Hezbollah aired the first episode of the series "2006," the Shi'ite terrorist organization's investigative program marking a decade since the Second Lebanon War.

Still from the documentary "2006."

Analysis: Assessing the covert war between the IDF and Hezbollah

Hezbollah rebuilt southern Beirut and Lebanon and restocked its weapons depots, while the IDF began training and arming itself for the next potential phase of hostilities.

AN ISRAELI soldier stands near a mobile artillery unit as it fires a shell into southern Lebanon on July 13, 2006, a day after IDF reservists Ehud Goldwasser and Eldad Regev were abducted by Hezbollah

10 stories on 10 years after the Second Lebanon War

The Second Lebanon War and what may come next.

U.N. peacekeepers stand guard on the Israel-Lebanon border (2007)

Analysis: Was the Second Lebanon War a success?

Ten years later, more and more Israelis are changing their opinions.

A LEBANESE NEWS PHOTOGRAPHER runs for cover upon hearing Israeli jets above the village of Kfarjouz in 2006.

IDF chief: If needed, we will defeat Hezbollah in next confrontation

In letter marking 10 years since outbreak of Second Lebanon War, Eisenkot said: Our enemies to the north examine us all of the time; The IDF has changed in many ways since 2006.

Eisenkot and Nasrallah

It was ‘hurry up and wait,’ but there’s a decade of quiet in North

Three foot soldiers look back on 2006’s Second Lebanon War.

BENYAMIN BEN-ARI (third from left, foreground) and his buddies eat lunch in south Lebanon 10 years ago.