Lebanon

Defense Ministry sees progress in battle against Hezbollah's fiber-optic drones

Some anti-drone systems have already been deployed as Israel seeks solutions to Hezbollah's fiber-optic drone threat.

Drone caught in anti-explosive drone barbed wire supplied by the IDF to the Lebanese army, May 14, 2026.
Hezbollah flag mural provides backdrop for gun-wielding shadows.

Hezbollah threatens to target Tel Aviv, Haifa, if Israel strikes again in Beirut

US PRESIDENT Donald Trump speaks to the press in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on June 3, 2026.

Israel, Lebanon agree to ceasefire, as Trump claims Iran deal could be reached by weekend

HEZBOLLAH WEAPONS found by the IDF.

IDF raids Hezbollah weapon storage site, booby-trapped explosive facility


IDF secures Beaufort Ridge as Hezbollah drone kills St.-Sgt. Tyukin

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IDF soldiers operate in southern Lebanon, published April 28, 2026.

Return to Beaufort: Israel’s symbolic conquest of a Lebanese Crusader fortress - analysis

Now the IDF is back at the Beaufort, but this time there is a sense of conquest. Israel has changed a lot in the last two decades.  

IDF shares footage of operation in Beaufort Ridge, May 31, 2026.

Former commander of Beaufort Ridge warns against romanticizing operation, holding outpost

He warned that those who will pay the price of holding the ridge will be the soldiers and Israeli citizens living in the north.

Israeli and Golani flags waving over Beaufort Ridge outpost, May 31, 2026.

In pictures: IDF retakes southern Lebanon's Beaufort Ridge outpost nearly three decades later

The IDF held the outpost until May 2000, when Israel withdrew its forces from southern Lebanon on the order of former prime minister Ehud Barak.

IDF shares footage of operation in Beaufort Ridge, May 31, 2026.

Lebanese PM accuses Israel of 'scorched-earth policy' while defending ceasefire talks - report

Salam’s comments came amid the now-revealed IDF operation of crossing the Litani River, where it successfully secured the Beaufort Ridge and Wadi al-Saluki areas of southern Lebanon.

Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam speaks to journalists at the government headquarters in Beirut, Lebanon, December 3, 2025.

Staff-Sergeant Michael Tyukin killed in combat in southern Lebanon

Four IDF soldiers were lightly wounded in the incident that killed Tyukin.

Staff Sergeant Michael Tyukin.

IDF takes control of Beaufort Ridge, but Hezbollah aerial strikes continue uninterrupted

The military took control of the Wadi al-Saluki area beyond the Litani River, but Hezbollah drones and over 50 rockets have kept raining down on the North.

IDF soldiers operating in Lebanon's Beaufort Ridge, shared by the military on May 31, 2026.

Israel asks US to allow for expanded Beirut strikes as Hezbollah fires rockets at North

Hezbollah drone reportedly hits, causes injuries in Upper Galilee • IDF pushes into Lebanon • One soldier killed, four wounded in southern Lebanon

IDF shares footage of operation in Beaufort Ridge, May 31, 2026.

Home Front Command issues new guidelines for the North, canceling school in Lebanon border towns

The new guidelines limit gatherings in communities along the Lebanese border to no more than 50 people outdoors and 200 indoors, and beaches are closed to the public.

Israelis take cover in a public shelter in the northern Israeli city of Safed as a siren sounds warning of incoming missiles fired into Israel, March 10, 2026

Voices from the Arab press: Communication is not a prerogative

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

A TEMPORARY ENCAMPMENT in Beirut, March 30.