Lebanon War

Qatar says it will provide Lebanon with $430 million in financial support

A statement by Qatar's Fund for Development said about $400 million would be provided to support Lebanon's energy sector, of which 10% would be allocated as a grant.

 Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani attends a press conference, in Doha, Qatar, October 24, 2024.
Smoke rises after Israeli strikes following Israeli military's evacuation orders, in Chehour, southern Lebanon November 19, 2025.

IDF strikes targets in Lebanon in response to Hezbollah's ceasefire violations

Smoke rises after Israeli strikes following Israeli military's evacuation orders, in Chehour, southern Lebanon November 19, 2025.

IDF strikes terrorists in Lebanon for third time in one day amid Hezbollah ceasefire violations

 L to R: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, US President Donald Trump. (illustration)

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Good morning, Lebanon! A look back at Israel's military retreat

Twenty years after Israel’s retreat, the analogy to America’s Vietnamese trauma still stands – mostly for the worse, but also for the better

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

The Four Mothers and the end of the war in Lebanon

INITIALLY, THE Four Mothers focused their message on the importance of saving the lives of their soldier sons in Lebanon through withdrawal.

PROTESTERS REPRESENTING the ‘Four Mothers’ group demand the unilateral and immediate withdrawal of Israeli forces from southern Lebanon, at a protest in Tel Aviv on June 5, 1999

Twenty years after the IDF left Lebanon, the memories are flooding back

Military Affairs: The nameless, forgotten war claimed the lives of hundreds of soldiers and left thousands more with traumatic mental scars, which for many are only now being treated.

SHAY SHEMESH: When the withdrawal happened it was a feeling of closure, but I felt like I didn’t fulfill my mission, we missed our goal.

Twenty years after Lebanon withdrawal: Return to the abyss

Today’s Israeli military and political leaders are in many ways part of the withdrawal generation, learning the time’s tough lessons.

IDF SOLDIERS pack their bags as troops prepare to leave the Lebanon border, on May 17, 2000

A four-month coincidence? The Lebanon withdrawal and the Second Intifada

While then-Prime Minister Ehud Barak downplayed the connection between the two events, officials who were deeply involved in diplomatic events at the time do connect the dots.

THEN-PRIME MINISTER Ehud Barak (left) attends a dinner hosted by US president Bill Clinton (second from right), with US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright (second from left) and Syrian foreign minister Farouq al-Shara, during talks at Shepherdstown, West Virginia, in January 2000

Twenty years out of Lebanon: The war with no name that would never end

Like the War of Attrition, the conflict in Lebanon settled in Israeli consciousness.

THE WRITER interviews troops at the Shani outpost, southern Lebanon, September 1999

Lebanon: The war that never ends makes a comeback

“The War with No Name” is the first time in any format, written or visual, that anyone has tried to tell the entire story of the security zone from beginning to end.

THE GOOD Fence crossing, Metulla, May 23, 2000

20 years after Lebanon pullout, Hezbollah is itching for another battle

It’s been a decade of relative quiet along this explosive border with only isolated incidents, and many feel that Israel’s withdrawal from the security belt was the right decision.

Israeli soldiers hold an Israeli flag as they leave Lebanese territory during a second day of ceasefire during the Second Lebanon War, near the town of Menara August 15, 2006.

Saudi Arabia vs. Iran

What role do Lebanon and Israel play in the conflict?

French President Emmanuel Macron (center) welcomes Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri on the steps of the Elysee Palace in Paris, on November 18

Deconstructing Kerry, his legacy may cause a third Lebanon war

The toxic combination of an emboldened Iran using Shi’ite proxies to fill the Islamic State vacuum while America chooses to cede influence to Russia has set the stage for further destabilizations.

John Kerry still casts a giant shadow