Lebanon

Hezbollah and Iran built parallel school networks to radicalize Lebanese youth

Earlier efforts included the establishment of modern religious and social institutions, as well as the spread of secular ideologies such as Marxism among segments of the community.

Children gather at a school-turned shelter for displaced people on the day of a visit from International ministers during a joint trip aimed at showing support for Lebanon's stability and humanitarian response in Beirut, Lebanon, June 18, 2026.
A drawing of Adolf Hitler found in Lebanon and found by the IDF, July 27, 2026.

IDF soldiers find Hitler drawings in private home in southern Lebanon

US President Donald Trump looks on as he attends the Pennsylvania Defense and Innovation Summit at the US Army War College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, on July 15, 2026.

Iran maintains it hasn't asked to renew US peace talks, IDF shoots down drones near Jordan border

A supporter of Iran-backed terrorist group Hezbollah, holds a portrait of Iran's supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei during an anti-US and anti-Israel protest in Beirut's southern suburbs on June 10, 2026.

Mojtaba Khamenei praises Hezbollah, calls for continued jihad, attacks against Israel


Gaza governance shift looms while Iran marks Khamenei’s funeral

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An military UAV over the backdrop of an Iran flag; illustrative.

West Bank on edge as IDF warns seam line gaps could enable Oct. 7-style terrorist raids

As the IDF fights in Gaza and Lebanon, commanders warn that breached West Bank seam line defenses, drones, and raid plans could turn the area into Israel’s next major front.

Israeli soldiers clash with Palestinians as they hold Friday prayers during a protest against Israeli settlement expansion and land confiscation near Bethlehem in the West Bank, July 3, 2026.

IDF detains nearly 100 settlers who tried to enter Syrian side of Mount Hermon

The group said it intentionally positioned itself in a mountainous area to make evacuation difficult, emphasizing that it wished to avoid violence.

Members of the HaBashan Pioneers make their way towards the Israel-Syrian border, July 5, 2026.

An Israeli-Lebanese framework agreement with many pitfalls - opinion

The difficulties surrounding implementation stem not only from the agreement’s vague wording but also from Lebanon’s deeply complex political reality.

Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Yechiel Leiter and Lebanese Ambassador to the US Nada Hamadeh.

Area around Beaufort Ridge 'saturated with Hezbollah terror infrastructure,' IDF chief says

Zamir emphasized that the agreement with Lebanon would not have been possible without “the courage of our soldiers and the operations led by Northern Command."

IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen Eyal Zamir meets with soldiers in southern Lebanon, July 5, 2026.

From Sinai to the Golan: How Israel’s borders are shifting today - opinion

Israel, like all UN member states, is a signatory to a declaration stating that it will refrain from going to war unless faced with an immediate and clear danger.

IDF operates in the buffer zone between Israel and Syria on December 13, 2024.

For some Israelis, the war will never be over - opinion

Sitting there, watching Avigayil, one could not escape the thought: What would she give for one more ordinary moment? One more conversation. One more cup of coffee. But time is not guaranteed.

 Family and friends of Israeli soldier St.-Sgt.-Maj. (res.) Zvika Lavi mourn at his funeral at the Mount Herzl Military Cemetery in Jerusalem on December 12, 2023, Lavi succumbed to his wounds last night after being wounded fighting in the Gaza Strip.

'I'm not in love with Israel, but give me another solution': Lebanon's Aoun defends peace framework

“I am telling you that I am not in love with Israel, but give me another solution, whatever it may be,” Aoun said, according to the Lebanese television network.

LEBANESE PRESIDENT Joseph Aoun is seen attending a press conference in Baabda, in 2026.

How the new Israel-Lebanon agreement changes the rules of the game - opinion

Behind the scenes, key players are pushing for answers as tensions escalate

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.

Trump, do not bet on Syria's leader al-Sharaa to dismantle Hezbollah - opinion

Using Syria’s new government against Hezbollah could shift the balance of power in ways Israel may later regret.

US President Donald Trump meets Syrian counterpart Ahmed al-Sharaa in the White House, Washington, DC, November 10, 2025