Lebanon

IDF intercepts one of two Gaza rockets, Witkoff meets hostage deal mediators

Half of Israelis believe Gaza op. has low chance of defeating Hamas • Saudi Crown Prince MBS warns that West Bank annexation could end any chance of normalization

US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff with hostage posters seen behind him (Illustrative).
Musa al-Sadr

Lebanese-Iranian religious leader potentially found in Libyan morgue 50 years after disappearance 

Lebanon's Hezbollah supporters march during a religious procession to mark Ashura in Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon July 17, 2024.

Lebanon cabinet welcomes army plan to disarm Hezbollah, no timeline given

STUDENTS PROTEST outside the Education Ministry in Tel Aviv, Sept. 1, the first  day of school. Their banner reads, ‘Without the hostages, there is no learning [school].’

The long arc of Israeli protests: A nation’s conscience or Achilles’ heel? - analysis


Lebanon faces crunch point on Hezbollah disarmament

Calls for Hezbollah's disarmament have taken center stage in Lebanon since last year's devastating war with Israel, which upended a power balance long dominated by the Shi'ite Muslim group.

Iran's Supreme National Security Council Secretary Ali Larijani meets with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun at the presidential palace in Baabda, Lebanon, in this handout image released on August 13, 2025.

WATCH: IDF publishes footage of 810th Brigade in Syria, Lebanon on anniversary of brigade founding

The IDF's 810th Mountain Brigade was formed a year ago, and has been operating against terror infrastructure in Lebanon's Mount Dov and Syria's Mount Hermon summit.

Soldiers from the IDF's 810th Mountain Brigade operate in Lebanon's Mount Dov, September 2025.

IDF drones mistakenly drop grenades close to UNIFIL troops

"This is one of the most serious attacks on UNIFIL personnel and assets since the cessation of hostilities agreement of last November," UNIFIL said in a statement on Wednesday.

 The UNIFIL United Nations peacekeepers' vehicles drive on a road amid ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, in the town of Qlayaa, southern Lebanon October 18, 2024.

Mossad: Beeper explosions, Nasrallah assassination operations so successful bordering on 'fantasy'

The beeper explosions on September 17, 2024, were credited with shell-shocking Hezbollah into freezing under fire as it lost 3,500 agents and officials across Lebanon all at once with no warning.

Head of Mossad David Barnea attends a ceremony held at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial Museum in Jerusalem, as Israel marks the annual Holocaust Remembrance Day. April 23, 2025.

Tune into today's top stories: Houthis raid UN, Gaza flotilla to be proscribed

The Jerusalem Post's must-listen news roundup with Ezra Taylor—the top stories, clear and concise.

Protesters hold posters of Hezbollah senior commander Fuad Shukr, and assassinated Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh, and Houthi leader Abdul-Malik al-Houthi during a protest to show solidarity with Palestinian prisoners, outside the UN offices in Sanaa, Yemen, August 3, 2024.

To prevent civil war, Lebanese gov't compromising by not disarming Hezbollah, expert says

"Hezbollah and Amal, the two major Shi'ite movements in the country, are telling the Lebanese president and prime minister: forget the government's decision regarding Hezbollah's disarmament."

Lebanon's Hezbollah members hold party flags as they listen to their leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah addressing his supporters via a screen during a rally marking the anniversary of the defeat of militants near the Lebanese-Syrian border, in al-Ain village, Lebanon August 25, 2019.

Ex-IDF analysis chief: Chances of security deal with Syria are higher than with Lebanon - interview

In the case of Syria, the concessions needed by either side to reach a deal “are less dramatic and easier than getting Hezbollah to disarm in Lebanon,” Kuperwasser said.

 IDF soldiers seen operating in southern Syria, in pictures dated to March 2025

Hezbollah defies disarmament push as Israel maintains border buffer

BEHIND THE LINES: Lebanon's government faces mounting challenges in its faux attempt to dismantle Hezbollah's weapons, with no signs of real progress on the horizon.

LEBANESE ARMY soldiers patrol near the Burj al-Barajneh camp in Beirut’s southern suburbs earlier this month.

Lebanese army disarms six Palestinian camps, Hamas and Islamic Jihad not included - report

According to the report the Lebanese Army received “a batch of light and medium weapons, B7 rockets, and medium-range surface-to-surface missiles from the camps of Tyre.”

Demonstrators carry flags as they take part in a protest against the hunger crisis in Gaza, in Sidon, Lebanon July 25, 2025

Lebanon's new leaders believe they can salvage the state from Hezbollah - analysis

There is a belief today that Hezbollah is weaker than it has been in decades and this gives an opportunity to those like Salam and Aoun to change Lebanon’s trajectory.

President Joseph Aoun (R) chairs the first meeting of Lebanon's new government, along with Premier Nawaf Salam, at the Baabda presidential palace, east of Beirut, on February 11, 2025

Voices from the Arab press: Between the Yalta and Alaska summits

A weekly selection of opinions and analyses from the Arab media around the world.

ICONIC PHOTOGRAPH of three world leaders attending the Yalta Conference in February 1945, in Crimea: (front row, L-R) British prime minister Winston Churchill, US president Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Soviet leader Joseph Stalin.