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Israel-Lebanon ceasefire a dangerous fiction in the war against Hezbollah - analysis

Negotiations detached from the realities on the ground do not end terrorism. Rather, they create space for the terrorists to adapt, regroup, and strike again.

Israeli soldiers are seen on the Israeli border with Lebanon, May 2, 2026.
 Counselor of US State Department Michael Needham, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Michael Waltz, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon Michel Issa, Lebanese Ambassador to the U.S. Nada Hamadeh Moawad and Israeli Ambassador to the US Yechiel Leiter pose for photos

Israel, Lebanon agree on 45-day ceasefire extension, negotiation to continue on two tracks

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, US Ambassador to Lebanon Michel Issa, Lebanon Ambassador to the US Nada Hamadeh Moawad and Israel Ambassador to the US Yechiel Leiter pose for a photo before their meeting at the State Department in Washington, DC, US, April 14, 2026.

Third round of Israel-Lebanon talks to take place with military officials, sources tell 'Post'

Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem gives a televised speech from an unknown location in this still image obtained from a video released December 5, 2025; illustrative.

Hezbollah leader vows to never surrender, calls for Lebanon to withdraw from negotiations


Lebanon is on a dangerous, slippery path toward civil war - opinion

Lebanon has not had a government in decades that truly sought the country’s rehabilitation and a genuine disengagement from Iranian patronage.

SMOKE BILLOWS from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted the southern Lebanese village of al-Mjadel on December 4. The IDF said it would strike what it described as Hezbollah military infrastructure in southern Lebanon and warned people in two villages to evacuate immediately.

Nakoura talks show Israel's seriousness about security, Lebanon committed to sovereignty - analysis

The Lebanese state is edging towards reclaiming a sliver of sovereignty, while Israel is unwilling to look the other way as the clock runs out.

A war between Israel and Lebanon (illustrative)

Hezbollah will not disarm without Iranian consent, Lebanon's top diplomat warns

Lebanese Foreign Minister Youssef Rajji added that Hezbollah's current concern is to "buy time and preserve itself internally in order to regain its power."

Lebanese Foreign Minister Youssef Rajji attends a press conference during his Syrian couterpart Asaad Al-Shibani's first official visit since the fall of Bashar al-Assad, at the foreign ministry in Beirut, Lebanon, October 10, 2025.

Israel violated ceasefire with Hezbollah more than 10,000 times, UNIFIL claims

UNIFIL spokeswoman Candice Ardell told BBC News that Hezbollah supporters had often blocked the organization's convoys, accusing them of spying for Israel.

UNIFIL vehicles drive in Deir Mimas, southern Lebanon, February 18, 2025; illustrative.

The Lebanese 'reset': Hezbollah may survive in more limited, but dangerous, form - opinion

The Lebanese government's equivocation means that Hezbollah could yet survive in perhaps a more limited, but still highly dangerous, form.

LEBANESE PRESIDENT Joseph Aoun receives a letter of credence from incoming US Ambassador Michel Issa at the presidential palace in Baabda last month. Aoun is opposed to creating a distinct Hezbollah entity within the army, says the writer.

At Hezbollah leader’s funeral, locals see terror group as their only hope - feature

Some Lebanese question disarmament, but Israel views Hezbollah's weapons as a direct security threat.

People attend the funeral of Hezbollah's top military official, Haytham Ali Tabtabai, and of other people who were killed by an Israeli airstrike on Sunday, despite a U.S.-brokered truce a year ago, in Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon November 24, 2025.

Lebanon: Between escalation and strategic opportunity - opinion

If Hezbollah continues to grow stronger, a deadlier northern round is inevitable

An illustrative silhouette of two armed terrorists with the Hezbollah flag painted on a wall.

Lebanese MP slams Hezbollah for Beirut strike, says 'time is up, now we need actions'

"At the very moment when the country needs protection and stability, Hezbollah continues to drag Lebanon to the brink of confrontation," said Lebanese MP Fouad Makhzoumi.

Members of the Lebanese army secure the area near the site of an Israeli strike, after Israeli military said on Sunday that it struck a terrorist from Hezbollah, in Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon November 23, 2025.

Lebanon arrests Middle East drug kingpin Noah Zaiter, two years after US sanctions

The Lebanese army detains Noah Zaitar after years of evading arrest, amid intensified raids on drug traffickers.

Noah Zaitar, a Lebanese national wanted over alleged drug trafficking

Lebanon’s fragile pause before the next clash

A year since the ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel, cracks in the deal are widening as the terror group rebuilds faster than the Lebanese army can disarm it

Hezbollah supporters gather to mark the first anniversary of the assassinations of Hezbollah leaders Hassan Nasrallah and Hashem Safieddine, in Tehran, Iran, October 2, 2025.