Lebanon israel war

The drone gap: Israel's defense giants are not building the weapon this war demands - analysis

Why Israel’s world-leading defense industry is failing to deliver the one weapon modern warfare demands most

|ByJUDAH TAUB
A member of the Lava Unmanned Systems Regiment, Norman, poses for a photograph with a Bulava strike drone, a kamikaze UAV capable of carrying a 3.5-kilogram payload with a range of up to 100 kilometers in Kharkiv region, Ukraine.Premium
Two IDF company commanders at Beaufort Castle, southern Lebanon, July 12, 2026.

Hezbollah’s rock-cut tunnels under Beaufort Castle expose decades of UNIFIL failure - analysis

The question now is whether or not Lebanon can step up and control its own territory. Dragging their feet didn't help them; it ruined their lives.

|BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
US officials, along with Israeli and Lebanese envoys, participate in the signing ceremony in Washington on June 26. While the agreement has been termed a diplomatic breakthrough, no direct public interaction between the Israeli and Lebanese envoys was documented.PremiumPremium

To disarm Hezbollah, Lebanon must first dismantle its parallel state - analysis

Why disarming the weapons without dismantling the parallel state will remain an illusion

|ByAVIRAM BELLAISHE
(ILLUSTRATIVE) AN IDF soldier aiming out of a window in southern Lebanon.

IDF reservist severely wounded during altercation with terrorist near Bint Jbail

According to Army Radio, two other soldiers were lightly wounded in the incident but did not need to be evacuated to the hospital for treatment.

|ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM

IDF to award medal to SLA, IDF soldiers who fought in Lebanon buffer zone

The Lebanon war started in September 1982 and ended with the Israeli withdrawal in May 2000.

MARCH 1, 2021ByUDI SHAHAM
A general view of IDF forces before the withdrawal from South Lebanon on May 1, 2000

Syrian Arab Army forces position themselves on Mount Hermon - report

Reports have surfaced recently of both Israeli and Syrian airstrikes in areas close to the border.

JANUARY 26, 2021BySARAH BEN-NUN
View of Mount Hermon covered with snow as it seen from the northern Golan Heights, near the border with Syria, January 20, 2021.

Lebanon’s ability to hang on now in question

Former US ambassador tells The Media Line: No one trusts members of ruling class to keep their word on reform.

NOVEMBER 23, 2020ByMIKE WAGENHEIM / THE MEDIA LINE
FILE PHOTO: Smoke rises from the site of an explosion in Beirut, Lebanon August 4, 2020

The talks with Lebanon need quiet diplomacy

Any tactical derogation or strategical hidden objectives should be put aside.

NOVEMBER 9, 2020ByITZHAK LEVANON
Lebanon's President Michel Aoun speaks during a news conference at the presidential palace last month in Baabda, Lebanon.

Israel-Lebanon negotiations: cautious optimism but no bells of peace

It is essential to keep in mind at this point that the negotiations relate only to the maritime border, nothing else. Neither side intends to discuss land border disputes or additional issues.

OCTOBER 20, 2020ByMICHAEL HARARI
An Israeli military observation tower overlooks the Mediterranean Sea and part of the maritime border with Lebanon, near Rosh Hanikra last week.

IDF officers simulate war with Hezbollah

Hundreds of officers are using simulators, virtual reality, and escape rooms to prepare for war with the Lebanese terror group

AUGUST 6, 2020ByANNA AHRONHEIM
IDF officers simulate war with Hezbollah

Dual Canadian-Lebanese arrested for spying for Israel

Identified as Tabet Tabet, he is heard calling on the Canadian government to get him released.

OCTOBER 31, 2019ByANNA AHRONHEIM
A Middle East Airlines flight, at Rafic Hariri International Airport, Beirut, Lebanon

Peace of mind

‘The amazing process we began this week brought us from ‘brothers in arms’ to ‘brothers in soul.’’

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019ByBRENDA KATTEN
THE GROUP that paid a recent visit to London. Center front row is Mark Regev, Israel’s Ambassador to the Court of St. James (UK).

Nasrallah take note: ‘Some spider! Some web!’

In Nasrallah’s view, Israel is on the verge of collapse, a country in which its citizens are soft, fat and sassy.

AUGUST 28, 2018ByHERB KEINON
A poster of Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah in southern Lebanon

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What citizens of other countries are reading about the Middle East

APRIL 27, 2017ByMEDIA LINE
Bronze statues of North Korea’s late founder Kim Il-sung and late leader Kim Jong Il as they offer flowers to the statues in Pyongyang this week, to mark the 85th anniversary of the founding of the Korean People’s Army