Israel lebanon war

My Word: Mending fences in good faith - opinion

True peace won’t be achieved without disarming and dismantling Hamas, Hezbollah, and, above all, their sponsor, Iran.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio looks on as State Department Counselor Daniel Holler, Israel's Ambassador to the US Yechiel Leiter and Lebanon's Ambassador to the US Nada Hamadeh sign a framework agreement between Israel and Lebanon, at the State Department in Washington, DC, US, June 26, 2026.
A flower at the Al‑Bass Roman ruins, a UNESCO World Heritage site hit by an Israeli airstrike in Tyre, southern Lebanon June 25, 2026.

Moving past a ceasefire: Recognizing Israel is a big step, but 'normal,' says Lebanese diplomat

Soldiers from the IDF's Golani Brigade operating near Lebanon's Litani River, published May 12, 2026.

How is the new Israel-Lebanon agreement different from previous peace attempts? - analysis

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

Hezbollah launches night operations to locate IDF senior command in southern Lebanon


IDF Northern Commander Gordon: The security situation on the border must be changed and soon

IDF's Maj. Gen. Uri Gordon vows swift action on the Lebanese border amid rising tensions after Hezbollah operatives were injured by boobytrapped pagers and calls for a broader conflict to escalate.

 IDF's Northern Command chief Uri Gordon.

'Hezbollah is taunting Israel': Retired US general calls Majdal Shams attack 'intentional'

"When you have continuous attacks on the territory of Israel by Hezbollah, a terrorist organization that has supported Iran, you have to provide a proportional response."

Former Major-General Mark Hertling (C), the commander of US forces in northern Iraq, holds a joint battlefield circulation patrol with U.S. and Iraqi soldiers on the streets in Mosul June 19, 2008.

Lebanese FM to Israel: We are interested in peace

The Lebanese Foreign Minister Abdullah Bou Habib sent a special third-party message to Foreign Minister Israel Katz explaining to him that his country did not want a war to break out between them.

 Lebanese Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib gestures as he speaks during an interview with Reuters at his office at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Beirut, Lebanon November 2, 2021.

Researcher: Hezbollah and Israel were preparing for this war since 2006

A researcher told Saudi news that Israel and Hezbollah's advancement in military capability since 2006 shows they were both preparing for another war.

 Hezbollah operatives

Netanyahu: Iranian axis 'on the march to conquer the Middle East,' Lebanon on high alert

Tehran “is fighting us on a seven-front war: obviously, Hamas, Hezbollah as well as the Houthis, the militias in Iraq and Syria, the West Bank, and Iran itself,” says Netanyahu.

 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a 40 signatures debate, at the plenum hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on June 24, 2024.

Beirut says French plan for Lebanon-Israel truce could be 'step' to stability

Lebanese armed groups would withdraw combat forces and Lebanese regular army troops would be deployed in the south.

 An Israeli soldier stands guard at a fence separating Israel and Lebanon at a military outpost in Kibbutz Hanita, close to the border in northern Israel, January 11, 2024

Lebanon's struggling hospitals could collapse if war escalates, doctors fear

The Lebanese government is no longer providing the monthly $20,000 USD needed to maintain the hospital generators.

Mounes Klakesh, director of Marjayoun hospital, stands as he attends an interview with Reuters at the hospital in Marjayoun, southern Lebanon November 13, 2023

Will maritime-border settlement imply Lebanon's indirect recognition of Israel? - analysis

If a deal materializes, sooner or later, will Hezbollah tie its own hands by neutralizing the "resistance" and saying that Israel has respected all its commitments to Lebanon?

  Karish gas field, located in Israel territory and disputed by Lebanon.

Unseen footage from First Lebanon War released for first time

In the black and white footage, dozens of troops are seen gathered on top of armored personnel carriers and tanks as they head into Lebanon.

 Israeli soldiers in Jezzine, Lebanon, during the first Lebanon War. 1984.

Offering to help Lebanon doesn’t mean hailing its flag

It is one thing for Jerusalem to offer assistance, but it quite another that Tel Aviv cover its municipal building with the flag of that enemy country as a symbol of solidarity.

Smoke rises after an explosion was heard in Beirut, Lebanon August 4, 2020