Israel and lebanon

The bid to recapture Lebanon’s sovereignty - opinion

The restoration of national sovereignty is Lebanese President Joseph Aoun's priority.

LEBANESE PRESIDENT Joseph Aoun is seen attending a press conference in Baabda, in 2026.
PEOPLE GATHER at the site of an Israeli strike near Sidon, Lebanon May 13, 2026.

Majority of Lebanese civilians want peace agreement with Israel, Hezbollah disarmed - poll

Israeli soldiers are seen on the Israeli border with Lebanon, May 2, 2026.

Israel-Lebanon ceasefire a dangerous fiction in the war against Hezbollah - analysis

 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


FM Cohen appeals to France to help prevent military conflict with Lebanon

“I asked my friend, Foreign Minister Colonna, to exercise France's influence in Lebanon in order to help resolve the tensions efficiently and quickly,” Cohen said.

 Foreign Minister Eli Cohen and French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna

Are the Hezbollah border threats the new normal for Israel? - analysis

The Hezbollah incidents and threats to Israel along the northern borders appear to be increasing in both tempo and type.

 The border fence between Israel and Lebanon, on July 13, 2023.

IDF intel chief: We'll keep peace in North despite Hezbollah provocations

IDF chief Aharon Haliva stated that Israel will maintain quiet on the border, despite Hezbollah's attempts to force a conflict.

 Israeli soldiers guard in Metula, on the border between Israel and Lebanon, northern Israel, on May 14, 2021, after Lebanese protesters crossed the Israeli border fence.

Hezbollah slowly rewrites the rules on the northern border - analysis

Hezbollah believes Israel is deterred from getting into a conflict and as a result they've become increasingly aggressive in their provocations near the border.

A Hezbollah flag flutters in the southern Lebanese village of Khiam, near the border with Israel, Lebanon July 28, 2020

UNIFIL: Israeli-Lebanese border situation is extremely sensitive

Ardiel spoke after the IDF halted two attempts by suspects on the Lebanese side of the border to sabotage the security barrier.

 UN peacekeepers (UNIFIL) stand in Khiam, near the border with Israel, in southern Lebanon July 12, 2023.

IDF strikes Lebanon after anti-tank missile hits near Ghajar border town

The rocket comes amid tensions on Hezbollah posts in Israeli territory and a new fence around a village split by the Blue Line.

 Smoke rises in Kfarshouba, as seen from the village of Khiam, near the border with Israel, in southern Lebanon, July 6, 2023.

Israel isn’t an enemy, says Lebanese activist - opinion

Iran and the Muslim Brotherhood appropriate some of this money to pay lone wolves who have left Syria and Lebanon as migrants to the EU. They pose a clear and present threat.

 OMAR HARFOUCH, founder of The Third Republic, a Lebanese political party, sits in his Paris office.

Iranian trip to Israel-Lebanon border is part of larger symbolic threat - analysis

The area of Maroun al-Ras was a key area for Hezbollah staging during the 2006 war with Israel. Now Iran's foreign minister pays it a visit.

 Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian visits Maroun Al-Ras village, near the border between Lebanon and Israel, Lebanon April 28, 2023.

Iran foreign min. visits Lebanon-Israel border: 'Zionists only understand force'

Hossein Amir-Abdollahian met with Hezbollah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah and visited to Maroun al-Ras, which is near Israel's northern border.

 Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian gestures as he stands next to Hezbollah officials during his visit to Maroun Al-Ras village near the border between Lebanon and Israel, Lebanon April 28, 2023.

Terrorist crossed border from Lebanon with suicide belt, planted explosive - IDF

One terrorist was killed; the Shin Bet and IDF are seeking to confirm if they were, in fact, sent by Hezbollah.

 IDF activity on the Lebanese border on the morning of March 13 following the detonation of an explosive device near the Megiddo Junction.