Lebanon

Trump says he 'doesn't a need deal' with Iran for enriched uranium, doesn't want to meet Khamenei

On the matter of Lebanon, Trump told reporters that he believed progress was being made between Israel and Lebanon and that Lebanon deserved to have peace.

US President Donald Trump listens to members of his Cabinet speak during a meeting at the White House, last month.
US Representative Rashida Tlaib sits next to US Representative Ilhan Omar during US President Donald Trump's State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, February 24, 2026.

House blocks Rashida Tlaib's resolution calling for removal of all US troops from Lebanon - report

US President Donald Trump delivers remarks in the Memorial Amphitheater during a Memorial Day event at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, May 25, 2026.

Trump says he spoke to Hezbollah about ceasefire, 'doesn't need' Iran deal to get enriched uranium

CAPTAIN EITAN Shmuel Lemberg, 21, from Mishmar HaShiv'a, killed in southern Lebanon, June 4, 2026.

Capt. Eitan Shmuel Lemberg killed in combat in southern Lebanon


Hezbollah escalates war with record drone assault

The North Is burning, and thousands of families in Israel are fighting to survive each day. There is no ceasefire here - only a reality that continues to burn.

Civilians and security forces at the scene where a missile fired by Hezbollah from Lebanon struck a parking area in Safed, causing heavy damage, April 10, 2026.

Did Israel win the Iran war? The Jerusalem Dispatch hosts aren't so sure

Fishing nets against Hezbollah drones, a JCPOA rerun, and Netanyahu's election scramble. The Jerusalem Dispatch on whether Israel actually won the Iran war.

Smoke rises following an explosion in Tehran amid the war with Iran, March 7, 2026. Picture taken with a mobile phone.

Israel has 'drawn near final stages of their cursed demise,' Khamenei says in latest statement

Khamenei threatened US bases across the Middle East, claimed Israel was nearing its demise, and praised Hezbollah’s operations against Israel.

An Iranian man holds a poster of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei as locals gather for an anti-Israel and anti-US ceremony in Tehran, May 24, 2026; illustrative.

Deadly Hezbollah drones could reach Jerusalem, Tel Aviv if gov't doesn't act, Liberman warns

According to Liberman, the government must “come to its senses” and make “real decisions” rather than continue what he described as an unclear military approach in the North.

An explosive drone launched by Hezbollah is seen near the Israeli border with Lebanon during a Hezbollah attack in northern Israel, May 19, 2026.

Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem reportedly targeted twice as Beirut braces for escalation

The report came shortly after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s announcement that he had instructed the IDF to intensify attacks against the terrorist organization.

Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem accepts condolences for the death of Hezbollah senior commander Fuad Shukr, who was killed on Tuesday in an Israeli strike, in Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon August 2, 2024.

Israel must end the dangerous illusion of deterrence on the northern border - editorial

While Israelis were told that deterrence had been restored after airstrikes on Hezbollah and that Hezbollah understood the price of escalation, the reality in the North tells a different story.

Israeli soldiers take position as civilians take cover during a Hezbollah attack near the Israeli border with Lebanon in northern Israel, May 19, 2026.

Rockets fired from Lebanon as IDF begins ground ops. beyond Yellow Line

Netanyahu calls US President Trump • Board of Peace blames breakdown of ceasefire in Gaza on Hamas’s refusal to disarm • Israeli official tells 'Post' Khamenei 'difficult to reach'

Israeli soldiers are seen inside southern Lebanon as seen from the Israeli side of the border, May 26, 2026.

One-third of students not registered for school in Kiryat Shmona, mayor warns

“No parent or resident wants to raise their children like this,” said Kiryat Shmona Mayor Avichai Stern, who warned that attendance in the North remains inconsistent.

Israeli Kindergarten in Northern Israel

IDF strikes Hezbollah infrastructure targets as Home Front Command tightens northern guidelines

The IDF began increasing strikes on Hezbollah following Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's instructions to "hit the gas" on attacks against the terror group.

Israeli soldiers take position during a Hezbollah attack near the Israeli border with Lebanon in northern Israel, May 19, 2026.

Ben-Gvir pushes to intensify fighting in Lebanon, opposition calls Iran deal ‘disaster'

Ben-Gvir said that he was calling on Netanyahu to phone US President Donald Trump and "make it clear that the State of Israel is not willing to accept" Hezbollah's drone attacks.

Ben-Gvir pushes for Netanyahu to intensify fighting in Lebanon, Knesset, Jerusalem, May 25, 2026.