Second Lebanon War

IDF chief during Second Lebanon War urges current commanders to challenge gov't Lebanon policy

Halutz also assessed the state of the opposition and criticized several of its leaders, noting that the most likely contestants to defeat Netanyahu would be Naftali Bennett or Gadi Eisenkot.

IDF soldiers operating in Lebanon's Beaufort Ridge, shared by the military on May 31, 2026.
IDF troops operating in southern Lebanon on April 25, 2026.

IDF to present findings of investigation into Israelis entering Bint Jbail's active warzone

IDF troops operate in southern Lebanon.

IDF says disarming Hezbollah unrealistic without full-scale invasion as troops push towards Litani

Vehicle with Spectral X signature management solutions

Spectralx: Israeli company redefines battlefield concealment - interview


13 years later, is the IDF ready for another war against Hezbollah?

Israel lost 121 soldiers during the 2006 Second Lebanon War. A section of the border fence where the Hezbollah ambush occurred has 121 flowers painted on it: a flower for every soldier lost.

ROUTE 8993 along Lebanese-Israel border where Hezbollah ambushed an IDF patrol in 2006.

Prosecution finds charges against ex-general Gal Hirsch baseless

At the same time, the state announced its intent to indict other defendants who were part of the alleged scheme.

Gal Hirsch

HaBayit Shel Benji to add 12 more rooms to house lone combat soldiers

Some 75 lone combat soldiers currently live in HaBayit Shel Benji in central Ranaana founded in memory of Major Benji Hillman who was killed in the Lebanese village of Moran a-Ras.

Home away-from-home for lone soldiers also provides Guidance Center for discharged soldiers

Hezbollah footage from 2005 shows abduction attempt

The video, which was uploaded by Hezbollah’s Al-Manar website, shows terrorists from groups led by Muhammed Qansu engaging with IDF troops in the village that straddles both Israel and Lebanon.

 SUPPORTERS OF Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah display Hezbollah and Lebanese flags in Baalbek, Bekaa valley in eastern Lebanon in August last year. (Hassan Abdallah/Reuters)

What message from Lebanon did Eisenkot get in DC?

A few days prior to meeting IDF Chief of Staff Eizenkot, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joseph Dunford met with Lebanese Armed Forces commander Lt. Gen. Joseph Aoun for similar talks.

General Joseph Dunford (L), the Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, walks next to Israel's Chief of Staff Lieutenant-General Gadi Eizenkot, as they review an honour guard in Tel Aviv, Israel May 9, 2017.

The wars that defined us - A flashback in time: The Second Lebanon War

At its 70th birthday, Israel finds itself in a unique position.

Second Lebanon War- Soldiers return home

Despite missiles and sirens, Israelis not worried about northern threat

Northern Israel suffered terribly in 2006 war and residents know the Hezbollah threat but locals set out to enjoy the weekend after F-16 crash and sirens.

Bystanders look on at the remnants of an Israeli F-16 fighter jet shot down by Syrian forces, February 2018

5 reasons why Israel is ready for war with Hezbollah in Lebanon

12 years ago, Hezbollah and Israel were left gutted by a summer war that was costly for both sides.

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.

Eliyahu Winograd, who probed Second Lebanon War, dies at 91

President Reuven Rivlin responded to Winograd’s death, saying, “He was a man of law and justice whose understanding and concern for the security of Israel were astounding.”

Eliyahu Winograd, former judge and Lebanon war inquiry panel chairman, attends a news conference held to present the five-member panel's final report, in Jerusalem January 30, 2008.

Olmert admits mistakes

“I do not avoid dealing with the mistakes I made, and by the way, they are not few, both personally and professionally,” Olmert said.

Ehud Olmert