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

Lebanon’s Washington framework with Israel puts Hezbollah’s disarmament, state sovereignty, and Iran’s regional role at the center of a fragile test for both Beirut and Jerusalem.

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.
Israeli soldiers operate near the Israel–Lebanon border during Operation “Roar of the Lion,”. March 16, 2026.

WATCH: IDF demolishes 200-meter-long terror tunnel in southern Lebanon

This archive image provided by the Israeli Government Press Office (GPO) shows an Israeli soldier on a jeep patrol on November 1, 1948, along the fledgling Jewish state's northern border with Lebanon.

Israel-Lebanon: The official end of a 78-year war? - comment

Representations of the Israeli and Lebanese flags at a memorial near the Israel-Lebanon border, outside Metula, Israel, after Israel and Lebanon signed a framework agreement following US-mediated talks, June 27, 2026.

New Israel-Lebanon agreement adopts 'trust, but verify' strategy - analysis


WATCH: IDF strikes 80 Hezbollah targets, kills dozens of terrorists following ceasefire violations

After four Israeli soldiers were killed, the IDF also announced that they had attacked two Hezbollah command centers in the Beqaa Valley, while terrorists were inside.

SMOKE BILLOWS from southern Lebanon following an Israeli strike, as seen from Marjayoun, Lebanon, June 19, 2026.

Diplomacy is not enough: Iran's deal must weaken, not strengthen, Hezbollah in Lebanon - editorial

When an international framework appears to prioritize regional calm over dismantling Hezbollah’s threat, residents hear the same old message: wait longer, trust more, accept less.

People hold Hezbollah flags while commemorating Israel’s withdrawal from southern Lebanon in 2000, in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, May 25, 2026.

IDF strikes cars in Lebanon killing at least four, Lebanese media claims

Two people were killed in a double-tap strike, with a drone hitting a car in the village of Mayfadoun followed by a second strike after people had gathered at the scene.

SMOKE RISES from southern Lebanon, as seen from the Israeli side of the Israel-Lebanon border, in northern Israel, May 6, 2026.

PM orders IDF attacks on Hezbollah in Beirut, but US, Iran interventions pause action

Hezbollah showers the North with drones as IDF troops take over the Beaufort Ridge outpost and Wadi al-Saluki areas beyond the Litani River.

Israeli soldiers operate at Beaufort Ridge in southern Lebanon, in this handout image released on May 31, 2026.

WATCH: Hezbollah rockets strike church in southern Lebanon, IDF footage shows

The IDF emphasized that none of its soldiers were operating in the area when the attack occured.

Hezbollah rockets strike a church in southern Lebanon, May 29, 2026.

Several soldiers wounded by explosive drones during operations in southern Lebanon

The IDF announced that the 401st Brigade Commander, Col. Meir Biderman, was severely injured and will be temporarily replaced while he undergoes treatment for his injuries.

IDF troops active in Southern Lebanon, published on April 28, 2026.

Can FPV drone threat encourage Israel-Ukraine cooperation? - analysis

As Israel has established a buffer zone inside Lebanon, the Iranian-backed terrorist group has shifted to using relatively small quadcopter-type drones that are attached to a fiber-optic cable.

A person holds a Sting interceptor drone by the Ukrainian company Wild Hornets at an undisclosed location in Ukraine, March 16, 2026

WATCH: Israel promotes Lebanon peace message in Times Square amid ceasefire talks

"Peace with Lebanon is possible and can happen soon. The world must destroy Hezbollah, which is an Iranian proxy that has destroyed Lebanon," says Consul General Ofir Akunis

Israel launches peace initiative in Times Square

Why would an Israeli soldier use a sledgehammer to smash the face of Jesus? - opinion

The desecration of the statue was wrong and a breach of Jewish morality. But if our response begins and ends with condemnation, we miss the deeper calling.

Here, the Israeli soldier damages the head of a statue of Jesus, in Debel, Lebanon, in this still image obtained from social media released on April 19.

Israelis ring in 78th Independence Day as Lebanon, Iran ceasefire talks loom

Mossad chief says agent killed abroad • Netanyahu on Remembrance Day: 'We have removed an existential threat'• Trump claims Iran’s nuclear sites are 'obliterated’

ISRAELI'S CELEBRATE Independence Day, 2026.