Israel and lebanon

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's Aoun drags feet on disarming Hezbollah but speeds ahead on Israeli withdrawal - analysis

After a high-level visit by US officials, including senior director for counterterrorism Sebastian Gorka, this week, the Lebanese leadership continues to appear to be dragging its feet on disarmament.

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun arrives to attend a meeting with the cabinet to discuss efforts to bring all weapons in the country under the control of the state, at the Presidential Palace in Baabda, Lebanon August 5, 2025.

WATCH: IDF ramps up strikes on Hezbollah, targeting weapons depot and underground site

The military said the strikes, guided by intelligence, targeted a weapons storage facility and an underground site used by the group.

Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted the southern Lebanese village of Tayr Debba on November 6, 2025.

Christian Lebanon MP expresses support for negotiations with Israel to avoid border conflict

Samy Gemayel said he would back negotiations even if they required the involvement of President Joseph Aoun, emphasizing that the priority must be to end the war and preserve Lebanon’s sovereignty.

 Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri and Lebanon's army chief Joseph Aoun stand after Aoun is elected as the country's President at the parliament building in Beirut, Lebanon, January 9, 2025.

WATCH: IDF strikes Hezbollah rocket launchers, tunnel shafts in southern Lebanon

The IDF struck Hezbollah infrastructure in southern Lebanon, targeting a launcher and a tunnel shaft, citing violations of understandings between Israel and Lebanon.

 IDF troops operate in southern Lebanon. January 23, 2025.

Lebanese army runs out of explosives as it cracks down on Hezbollah ahead of two-year deadline

The Lebanese army is expected to finish its sweep of Hezbollah targets in the south by the end of this year, a considerable feat in a country in which Hezbollah was once the dominant political force.

 Lebanese army members and residents inspect the damages in the southern Lebanese village of Kfar Kila, Lebanon February 18, 2025.

UK offers Lebanon plan to build surveillance towers along Israeli border - report

The initiative is modeled on similar towers Britain has installed along Lebanon's border with Syria over the past decade.

 Israel-Lebanon border

Lebanon’s long overdue reckoning - opinion

Hezbollah’s claims about Israel's colonial ambitions in Lebanon do not stand the test of Israel-Lebanon’s history.

 HEZBOLLAH LEADER Sheikh Naim Qassem delivers an address earlier this year. Recently he affirmed that ‘liberation is a duty, no matter how long it takes.’

Lebanon must 'scream,' increase pressure over Israeli attacks, says Hezbollah's Qassem

Qassem accused Israel of breaking its ceasefire agreement with Lebanon more than 3000 times.

 Sheikh Naim Qassem speaks during a rally supporting Palestinians in Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Beirut, Lebanon October 13, 2023.

IDF Colonel reflects on deadly Lebanon incident involving Ze’ev 'Jabo' Hanoch Erlich

Col. (res.) Yoav Yarom spoke out for the first time in a televised interview aired on Channel 12's "Uvda," as part of an investigative report by journalist Chen Lieberman.

 Israeli researcher Ze'ev Erlich seen in IDF uniform before entering into southern Lebanon, near the Israeli border with Lebanon, November 20, 2024

Israel, Lebanon to launch US-mediated talks to solve border disputes 'as soon as possible'

Israel will return five Lebanese who were captured during the war back to Lebanon.

A sign shows the border between Israel and Lebanon, with a map of IDF's five outposts and an Israeli soldier (illustrative)