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Hezbollah rebuilding military capabilities in Beirut as IDF prepares for possible renewed fighting

"They are making a major effort to regain operational experience and return to peak combat readiness," a security official said about Hezbollah.

 HEZBOLLAH MEMBERS take part in a military exercise during a media tour organized for the occasion of Resistance and Liberation Day, in Aaramta, Lebanon, last month.
 Meeting between Israeli and Lebanese delegations hosted by the United States, after the Trump administration said Israel and Lebanon agreed to implement a ceasefire to end hostilities, at the State Department in Washington, DC, US, June 3, 2026.

Lebanon doesn't meet minimum standard for eliminating human trafficking, US State Dept. finds

Lebanon's Prime Minister Nawaf Salam (R) and Qatar's Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani arrive at the Governmental Palace during an official visit in Beirut on October 16, 2026.

Qatari electricity lifeline for Lebanon includes two power plants, LNG supply deal

Hezbollah terrorists march in the funeral of senior terrorist Haytham Ali Tabatabai, others killed in IDF airstrike, in Beirut, November 24, 2025; illustrative.

Lebanon must refuse Hezbollah’s demand to return seized explosives - editorial


Israel heads to Rome seeking proof Lebanon's army can keep Hezbollah out - analysis

A technical agreement in Rome will not end the political battle in Beirut over the organization's disarmament and the balance of power between state institutions and Hezbollah.

Representations of the Israeli and Lebanese flags at a memorial near the Israel-Lebanon border, as the town of Metula appears in the distance, June 27, 2026

Revenge: The word that echoed across Tehran - opinion

These blood-red are not merely political banners. They are declarations that blood has been spilled, and that vengeance is now a sacred obligation.

Mourners carry a coffin during a symbolic funeral procession for Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, following his death in Israeli and U.S. airstrikes, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Najaf, Iraq March 3, 2026.

Trump’s Iran diplomacy could empower Hezbollah, weaken deterrence - opinion

Trump’s emerging Iran strategy risks empowering the very actors most interested in sabotaging peace and dividing allies.

US President Donald Trump, with Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, holds a press conference during the G7 Summit in Evian-les-Bains, France, June 17, 2026.

Air Force head should not have revealed details of canceled mission, Netanyahu tells Zamir - report

"He shouldn't have written that, this was a national mistake and a blow to our unity," Netanyahu told Zamir. "It embarrasses us in front of Trump."

 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a press conference, amid the US-Israel conflict with Iran, in Jerusalem, March 19, 2026.

After 15-year sentence for Israeli interview, Lebanese journalist says courts protect Hezbollah

Maria Maalouf was sentenced for speaking to KAN News in 2021, where she complained, "Hassan Nasrallah and Iran’s party in Lebanon have taken the state hostage and returned it to the stone age."

Journalist Maria Maalouf.

Netanyahu fails to hold security assessment with Lapid, contrary to law

The prime minister also failed to convince the Americans to include Iran’s ballistic missile program in the agreement, or even in the negotiations, Lapid said.

Yair Lapid speaks to the press May 11, 2026.

Trump, Netanyahu spoke on the phone after IDF struck Beirut, source tells 'Post'

"Bibi has no f***ing discretion," Trump said in an earlier conversation with Israel's Channel 12, hours before the US-Iran ceasefire deal was expected to be signed.

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media on board Air Force One while flying from Joint Base Andrews to Chippewa Valley Regional Airport in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, U.S., June 5, 2026.

IDF strikes Hezbollah command centers in Beirut's Dahiyeh, hours before US-Iran deal announced

Since early Sunday morning, several drones launched by Hezbollah have crossed into Israeli airspace, prompting sirens to be sounded in northern Israel.  

People gather at the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted a building in Beirut's southern suburbs on June 14, 2026.

WATCH: Israel at war with Hezbollah, not Lebanon, Netanyahu says in message to Lebanese people

Netanyahu urged Lebanese citizens to reject Hezbollah's influence, saying the group is the only obstacle preventing peace, prosperity, and cooperation between Israel and Lebanon.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu walks outside his office at the Knesset, June 3, 2026.

'Does he want to continue?' Trump questions Netanyahu's candidacy in upcoming Knesset elections

"He's had an amazing career," Trump said. "Does he want to continue? Because, you know, he's a wartime prime minister."

US President Donald Trump gives a thumbs up after disembarking Air Force One following his trip to China at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, US, May 15, 2026.