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Hezbollah at War: What Comes Next for Lebanon and the Region

Israeli operations in Lebanon against Hezbollah: February 23–March 1, 2026

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) conducted numerous operations against Hezbollah throughout Lebanon between February 23 and March 1, 2026. Israeli activities last week were less intense than in preceding...

Israeli operations in Lebanon against Hezbollah: February 2–8, 2026

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) conducted numerous operations against Hezbollah throughout Lebanon between February 2 and February 8, 2026. Israeli activities last week targeted Hezbollah assets and personnel...

Peace with Israel: Lebanon’s Path to Economic Revival

Peace with Israel would dramatically reduce security risks, transforming Lebanon from a volatile “frontier market” into an attractive regional hub. An unconditional peace treaty with Israel,...

Israeli operations in Lebanon against Hezbollah: September 15–21, 2025

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) conducted numerous operations throughout Lebanon against Hezbollah between September 15 and September 21, 2025. Activities last week were noticeably more frequent and intense...

Israeli operations in Lebanon against Hezbollah: July 14–20, 2025

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) conducted numerous operations throughout Lebanon against Hezbollah between July 14 and July 20, 2025. The IDF’s activities last week were largely concentrated south of...

Assad’s Narco-Trade Lives on in Lebanon

The Lebanese Army busted a major narcotics factory. On July 13, Lebanese forces raided a facility in Baalbek used to produce the synthetic, amphetamine-like drug captagon. The army dismantled approximately...

Israeli operations in Lebanon against Hezbollah: June 30–July 6, 2025

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) conducted numerous activities throughout Lebanon against Hezbollah between June 30 and July 6, 2025. The IDF’s operations last week reached both sides of the Litani River,...

What Lebanon’s municipal election results mean for Hezbollah

Lebanon’s political machine is moving again. In May, the Lebanese concluded country-wide municipal and mayoral elections—their first in nine years—on the heels of Joseph Aoun filling...

Israeli operations in Lebanon against Hezbollah: April 7–April 13, 2025

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) conducted numerous activities and operations against Hezbollah in Lebanon between April 7 and April 13, 2025. For the second week in a row, Israeli operations in the country...

Israel SitRep: February 24, 2025

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Israel SitRep: February 7, 2025

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Could both Israel and Hezbollah ‘win’? Possibly, because their goals differ

While reports in Israel assess that Hezbollah may have lost 80 percent of its rocket arsenal and also lost 2,000 fighters, Hezbollah is putting on a brave face, claiming Israel is far from its goals.

IDF uncovers Hezbollah training facility near UNIFIL post

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on November 8 that Israeli troops uncovered a Hezbollah “training center located approximately 200 meters from a UNIFIL [United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon]...

Hezbollah’s Unit 4400

On October 1, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced the killing of Mohammad Jaafar Qasir, a high-value Hezbollah operative who commanded the group’s Unit 4400—the body responsible for transporting...

7 Israelis killed by Hezbollah rocket fire as Israel hosts US envoys

Seven Israelis were killed on October 31 by Hezbollah rocket fire, one of the worst days for civilian casualties in northern Israel since Hezbollah’s rocket attacks began on October 8, 2023. Five people,...

Israel Eliminates Deputy Commander of Hezbollah’s Radwan Force

An Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanon eliminated the deputy commander of Hezbollah’s elite Radwan Force, Mustafa Ahmad Shahadi, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced on...

Hezbollah Releases New Drone Footage Showing Israeli Military Bases

The Iranian-backed terrorist group Hezbollah posted footage on July 9 it claimed was filmed by a drone that overflew Israel Defense Forces (IDF) bases and other sensitive sites in...

Hezbollah Launches Dozens of Rockets at Northern Israel

The Iran-backed terrorist group Hezbollah launched dozens of rockets at northern Israel on July 7, wounding a farmer in the central Galilee and igniting several fires. The initial...

Hezbollah rocket barrage on Israel wounds several, including a US citizen

On July 7, Hezbollah launched several rounds of rockets and anti-tank missiles at Israel, wounding at least four people. Two of those injured, including an American citizen, suffered serious...