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German police arrest Lebanese Hamas terror suspect linked with planning attacks on Jews, Israelis

German authorities arrested a 36-year-old Lebanese man at Berlin Brandenburg Airport, accused of supplying weapons and ammunition for Hamas-linked terror plots targeting Jewish and Israeli sites.

|ByJAMES GENN
An illustrative silhouette of a rifle over a background of the Hamas flag.
Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi meets with his Egyptian counterpart and the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Cairo on September 9, 2025.

Iran ready for war with US but open to negotiations, FM Araghchi says in Beirut

Abbas Araghchi, speaking during a press conference in Beirut, added that the purpose of his visit to Lebanon was to discuss Israel's "challenges and threats" to regional security.

|ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
IDF soldiers operating in the Gaza Strip, August 1, 2025.

What challenges will Israel face in the Middle East in the upcoming year? - analysis

With 2025 coming to a close, many of Israel's issues remain unresolved. It’s worth examining 2026's challenges one at a time and assessing the hurdles Israel still faces.

|BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
Hezbollah supporters attend a ceremony held by Hezbollah to commemorate the first anniversary of their late leader Hassan Nasrallah's killing by Israel, on the outskirts of Beirut, Lebanon, September 27, 2025

Majority of Hezbollah terrorists 'work with Israel,' Lebanese operative claims in N12 interview

"If they take our weapons away and return us to our homes and lands, I think, as far as I’m concerned, that’s what needs to be done," the Hezbollah insider said.

|ByFRAIDY MOSER

Lebanon will ask Saudi Arabia to resume $3 billion grant to army, president says

Lebanon faces a huge reconstruction bill following a year of Israeli strikes on the country.

FEBRUARY 28, 2025ByREUTERS
Newly-elected Lebanese President Joseph Aoun poses for a picture at the presidential palace in Baabda, Lebanon, January 9, 2025.

IDF's Nasrallah funeral flyover shows things not what they were a year ago - analysis

Statements and speeches at the event have all indicated that Iran’s axis believes that the 'resistance' is not defeated.

FEBRUARY 23, 2025BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
An IDF jet flies over Nasrallah and Safieddine's funeral ceremony in Beirut on February 23, 2025.

Katz threatens Hezbollah as IAF planes fly over Nasrallah's funeral

Nasrallah was killed on September 27 in an Israeli airstrike as he met commanders in a bunker in Beirut's southern suburbs.

FEBRUARY 23, 2025ByREUTERS
People gather to attend the public funeral ceremony of Hezbollah leaders Hassan Nasrallah and Hashem Safieddine, who were killed during Israeli airstrikes last year, on the outskirts of Beirut, Lebanon February 23, 2025.

Iran officials flock to Beirut for Nasrallah funeral, to show they still back Hezbollah - analysis

After the fall of the Assad regime in early December, Iran has been cut off from a land corridor to re-supply Hezbollah. As such, this funeral is one way they can still show support.

FEBRUARY 23, 2025BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
Sahar Shehade stands near banners of former Hezbollah leaders Hassan Nasrallah and Hashem Safieddine, who were killed in Israeli airstrikes last year, during preparations for their funerals at Camille Chamoun Sports city stadium, in Beirut, Lebanon February 22, 2025

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.

UNIFIL commander injured after convoy attacked by Hezbollah supporters on route to Beirut Airport

Protestors claimed their goal was to secure the return of citizens stranded in Iran and block external influences on the Lebanese government.

FEBRUARY 14, 2025ByYUVAL BARNEA
Lt.-Gen. Arlodo Lazaro, chief UNIFIL force commander, in front of Rafik Hariri international Airport, Beirut (illustrative).

Iran bars Lebanese planes from taking stranded citizens home after Israeli 'threat'

Iran's ambassador to Beirut, Mojtaba Amani, told Iran's state television on Friday that Iran would allow the planes to land only if Iranian flights were allowed to travel to Beirut.

FEBRUARY 14, 2025ByREUTERS
A flight information boards display cancelled flights at the Beirut–Rafic Hariri International Airport, in Beirut, Lebanon July 29, 2024.

Israel's military presence in Lebanon dependent on Beirut's actions, official tells 'Post'

The official further said that Lebanese President Joseph Aoun has a "once-in-a-generation" opportunity to lead Lebanon away from Hezbollah and Iran's stranglehold.

FEBRUARY 13, 2025ByAMICHAI STEIN
Embroided flags of Israel and Lebanon (illustrative)

Iranian plane refused landing in Lebanon after IDF threat

The Iranian plane took off from Tehran and was carrying Lebanese passengers.

FEBRUARY 13, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A plane is seen on the tarmac of Beirut-Rafic Al Hariri International Airport, Lebanon. October 15, 2024.

Hezbollah chief says slain predecessor Nasrallah to be buried Feb. 23

Nasrallah, who had served as Hezbollah's secretary general for more than 30 years, was killed on Sept. 27.

FEBRUARY 2, 2025ByREUTERS
Lebanon's Hezbollah leader Sheikh Naim Qassem delivers an address from an unknown location, January 27, 2025 in this still image taken from a video.