Lebanon

Netanyahu slams Australian PM, Hamas reportedly agrees to Gaza ceasefire deal

Israeli activists illegally cross into Syria • Police arrest West Bank resident for ties to Iranian agent • FM Sa'ar to visit Africa, open Israeli embassy in Zambia

IDF soldiers operate in Beit Hanun.
 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.

UN Security Council starts talks on fate of peacekeeping force in Lebanon

LEBANESE PRESIDENT Joseph Aoun (right) meets with Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Secretary Ali Larijani (center) at the presidential palace in Baabda, Lebanon, last week. For decades, Lebanon was powerless in the face of Tehran’s influence, the writer states.

Beirut vs Tehran: Ali Larijani’s visit and Lebanon’s struggle for sovereignty - opinion

 A UNIFIL automobile drives before a vehicle carrying the body of Irish soldier Sean Rooney who was killed on a U.N. peacekeeping Patrol, as it heads to Beirut airport to be repatriated, in Sidon, Lebanon December 18, 2022.

Hezbollah terrorist who killed Irish UN peacekeeper hiding in Iran to avoid death sentence - report


Israel Katz says Lebanon's Aoun responsible for Hezbollah violations after IDF strike

The IDF said it struck on Friday evening an active Hezbollah military outpost, as well as underground infrastructure, in southern Lebanon's Beaufort Ridge.

Defense Minister Israel Katz on a tour in the Gaza Strip, August 5, 2025.

Hezbollah chief warns Lebanon: 'No life' if government confronts terror group

This comes after President Joseph Aoun told a senior Iranian official on Tuesday that no group in Lebanon is permitted to bear arms or rely on foreign backing.

Hezbollah's then-deputy leader Sheikh Naim Qassem seen in Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon, August 2, 2024

Northern Command head: We made a serious mistake in allowing Hezbollah to grow on border

Gordin oversaw the year-long war with Hezbollah, which included intense fighting along the northern border, as well as heavy drone and rocket fire.

The coffin of late Hezbollah leader Hashem Safieddine, who was killed during Israeli airstrikes last year, is carried during his burial, in Deir Qanoun al-Nahr, southern Lebanon February 24, 2025.

Lebanon moves toward disarming Hezbollah as Aoun rejects Iranian intervention

During a meeting in Beirut with Ali Larijani, secretary of Iran's top security body, Aoun warned against foreign interference in Lebanon's internal affairs.

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.

Houthi missile launched toward Israel, Hamas in talks to resume negotiations

Majdal Shams rebuilds after massacre • Sa'ar rejoins Likud after five years • Hamas reportedly voices keenness on return to Gaza talks

THE SANCTIONS imposed on Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich (right) and National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir are galling, and the accusation of ‘settler violence’ is false, the writer argues.

Israel, US oppose automatic UNIFIL renewal, citing failure to prevent Hezbollah infiltration

Since being tasked with preventing Hezbollah’s rearmament during the Second Lebanon War in 2006, UNIFIL has done nothing to confront the organization over its weapons.

 UNIFIL PEACEKEEPERS look out at the Lebanese-Israeli border, from the roof of a watchtower ‏in the town of Marwahin, in southern Lebanon, on Saturday.

As Hezbollah weakens, Lebanon recovers - opinion

Hezbollah’s legitimacy, even within its core constituency, has been damaged by its loss of charismatic leadership and its degraded military position.

 Members of Hezbollah attend the funeral of Taleb Abdallah, also known as Abu Taleb, a senior field commander of Hezbollah who was killed by what security forces say was an Israel strike in Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon June 12, 2024.

Preparing 'all theaters of war': Surprise IDF exercise tests readiness for large-scale attacks

The operation is meant to test the IDF's reactionary capabilities and readiness for any possible large attacks.

IDF soldiers operating throughout the Gaza Strip, August 5, 2025.

IDF kills Al Jazeera journalist, Australia to recognize Palestinian state in the coming days

Netanyahu's post-war Gaza plan sparks right-wing outrage • RZP source: Smotrich to send Israel to elections over Gaza plan • Hostage families threaten economic shutdown

 IDF soldiers operate in the Gaza Strip, January 2024.

Israelis demonstrate against widened Gaza op, Smotrich declares opposition to Netanyahu's Gaza plan

IDF strikes Hezbollah terrorist in Lebanon • Blast kills six Lebanese army troops in south • Witkoff reportedly to meet Qatari PM on Gaza • Haredim protest in Neveh Tzedek Prison 10.

Einav Zangauker at a demonstration for a hostage deal in Tel Aviv on August 9, 2025.

Lebanon approves US-backed Hezbollah disarmament proposal

The plan sets out the most detailed steps yet for disarming the Iran-backed Hezbollah, which has rejected mounting calls to disarm since last year's war with Israel.

 A man reacts as people gather near the burial site of former Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, who was killed in Israel airstrikes last year, on the outskirts of Beirut, Lebanon February 23, 2025.