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Iran, Oman negotiate framework for Hormuz transit after Trump claims all mines removed from strait

US offers $10 million reward for information on senior IRGC leaders • Hamas, Gazan NGO committee warn parents to stop children flying kites after Israel threatens strikes

 Images of Iran's late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei with replicas of missiles seen during a gathering in Tehran, Iran, August 12, 2026
Supporters of Lebanon's Hezbollah wave flags while commemorating Israel’s withdrawal from southern Lebanon in 2000, in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, May 25, 2026.

Lebanese Shiite scholar says Hezbollah brought 'destruction' and 'hatred' to Lebanon

IDF soldiers operating in southern Lebanon, April 10, 2026.

Israel awaits US approval for operation to seize strategic ridge in southern Lebanon - report

(ILLUSTRATIVE) AN IDF soldier aiming out of a window in southern Lebanon.

IDF reservist severely wounded during altercation with terrorist near Bint Jbail


Nasrallah: Conflict with Israel can be used to gain territory along border

The Hezbollah leader addressed Israelis evacuated from northern Israel, saying that if they want to return home they should demand the war in Gaza end.

 Lebanon's Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah gives a televised address at a memorial ceremony to mark one week since the passing of Mohammad Yaghi, one of the powerful armed group's figures, in Baalbek, Lebanon January 5, 2024.

Lebanese-Australian, Hezbollah brother killed in Israeli airstrike

The strike, part of a flare-up of border area hostilities between Israeli and Hezbollah forces, hit a home in south Lebanon, where Hezbollah enjoys widespread support.

 Smoke rises during an exchange of fire between the IDF and terrorists from the Hezbollah organization on the border between Israel and Lebanon, December 3, 2023.

Israel-Hezbollah war is possible, but not inevitable - opinion

If Hamas were about to be destroyed, Nasrallah might feel that Hezbollah could be the next target, and move to launch a full-scale pre-emptive attack on Israel. 

 HEZBOLLAH LEADER Hassan Nasrallah addresses his supporters during a rally commemorating the annual Hezbollah Martyrs’ Day, in Beirut last month.

What's at stake as tensions escalate between IDF, Hezbollah - analysis

What is new from the last few days is that the IDF is starting to be more aggressive in the hope of intimidating Hezbollah into a deal without the need for a larger war.

 Smoke and fire rise from a building following an Israeli airstrike on Hezbollah targets in Lebanon, amid the ongoing cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and the IDF, in this screengrab taken from an undated handout video released on November 24, 2023.

Troubled by Hezbollah attacks, northern evacuees may not return

Following the October 7 Hamas attacks, residents along Israel's northern border grow increasingly anxious over the possibility of a similar assault by Hezbollah.

 Smoke rises during an exchange of fire between the IDF and terrorists from the Hezbollah organization on the border between Israel and Lebanon, October 25, 2023

Are the Hezbollah border threats the new normal for Israel? - analysis

The Hezbollah incidents and threats to Israel along the northern borders appear to be increasing in both tempo and type.

 The border fence between Israel and Lebanon, on July 13, 2023.

IDF intel chief: We'll keep peace in North despite Hezbollah provocations

IDF chief Aharon Haliva stated that Israel will maintain quiet on the border, despite Hezbollah's attempts to force a conflict.

 Israeli soldiers guard in Metula, on the border between Israel and Lebanon, northern Israel, on May 14, 2021, after Lebanese protesters crossed the Israeli border fence.

Hezbollah slowly rewrites the rules on the northern border - analysis

Hezbollah believes Israel is deterred from getting into a conflict and as a result they've become increasingly aggressive in their provocations near the border.

A Hezbollah flag flutters in the southern Lebanese village of Khiam, near the border with Israel, Lebanon July 28, 2020

If Hezbollah believes Israeli defense is weak, will it act? - analysis

Hezbollah and Iran may be looking for a window of opportunity to act against Israel.

Members of Kataib Hezbollah paramilitary group burn Israeli and U.S. flags ahead of the annual Quds Day, or Jerusalem Day, during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in Baghdad, Iraq May 6, 2021.

Hezbollah to Iran: Israel looks internally weak - analysis

In this case, it claims that Hezbollah has recently trained 8,000 fighters who can “cross the border and occupy an Israeli town within a few hours.”

 Lebanon's Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah speaks through a screen during a religious ceremony marking Ashura