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December 31, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Israeli forces in southern Lebanon dismantle more Hezbollah sites

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) continued combing through southern Lebanon to dismantle Hezbollah sites and extract weapons and munitions from villages and hilly terrain near the Israeli border. These...

July 28, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Lebanon, Hezbollah run from responsibility for Majdal Shams massacre

In a rare move, Hezbollah and Lebanese officials deny involvement in the Majdal Shams child massacre, spreading misinformation to avoid backlash as evidence mounts against them.

July 24, 2024 | |

Israel SitRep: July 24, 2024

Today’s Issue: | IDF Operates in Gaza’s Khan Younis and Rafah, Eliminates Terrorists, Strikes Terrorist Infrastructures | IDF, Shin Bet, Yamam Counterterror Unit Operate in West Bank | Hezbollah Releases...

July 22, 2024 | |

Israel SitRep: July 22, 2024

Today’s Issue: | IDF Confirms Deaths of Hostages Alex Dancyg and Yagev Buchstab | After Attacks Against Israel From al-Mawasi Humanitarian Zone, IDF Calls for Temporary Evacuation | COGAT: ‘We Place...

July 9, 2024 | Bradley Bowman, Lydia LaFavor, Cameron McMillan

A greatly expanded arsenal means this is not the Hezbollah of 2006

Hezbollah launched dozens of rockets into northern Israel on Sunday. That attack followed a July 4 assault in which the terror group fired approximately 200 projectiles and over 20...

July 1, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Dangerous equipment and technologies’: Hezbollah brags about its capabilities

Iran wants Israel and the region to believe Hezbollah is strong and ready for a possible future war.

July 1, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Hezbollah drone attack injures 18 IDF soldiers

Hezbollah carried out a kamikaze drone attack on June 30 targeting Israeli forces in the northern Golan Heights, severely injuring one IDF soldier and lightly injuring 17 other soldiers. It is the latest...

June 27, 2024 | Behnam Ben Taleblu |

Hezbollah’s Missiles And Growing Military Might Are A True Threat

Unpacking the Capability Behind Hezbollah’s Threat to Expand its War: Less than a day after U.S. Special Envoy Amos Hochstein was in Beirut to again meet with Lebanese officials to press for...

June 25, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Kiryat Shmona: Israel’s northern city is a symbol of the threat Hezbollah poses

This sense that Hezbollah is winning is one of the tragedies on display in northern Israel.

June 11, 2024 | David Daoud, Ahmad Sharawi

Hezbollah escalates in the shadow of US-Israel tensions over Rafah

Hezbollah intensified its attacks against Israel since early May—shifting from pulling its punches on causing Israeli casualties to noticeably seeking to draw blood. Of the twenty-four Israelis slain...

June 5, 2024 | |

Hezbollah Hits Border Village as Israel Warns of War

Hezbollah wounded at least 11 people in an armed drone attack on the Druze Arab village of Hurfeish in northern Israel on June 5, stoking calls in Jerusalem for escalated retaliation...

June 3, 2024 | |

Acre in Firing Line as Hezbollah Targets Northern Israeli Towns

Hezbollah targeted multiple areas along the northern Israeli coast on June 2, setting off sirens and forcing Israeli civilians to seek shelter. Alerts sounded in the cities of Acre...

June 3, 2024 | |

Israel SitRep: June 3, 2024

Today’s Issue: | Israel Hit with 325 Hezbollah Attacks in May, Including With Burkan Missiles | Defense Minister Gallant: We Will Not Accept Hamas as Ruling Power in Gaza After War | IDF Holds Exercise...

May 15, 2024 | |

Israel SitRep: May 15, 2024

Today’s Issue: Israel Calls for Investigation After Video Captures Terrorists Inside UNRWA Aid Distribution Point | IDF Spokesman Hagari: Army Operating in Gaza’s North, Center, and South, Including...

May 1, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Hezbollah says it targeted IDF ‘barracks’ in north

For almost seven months the Iranian-backed Lebanese terrorist group has carried out thousands of attacks on Israel.

April 21, 2024 | |

Hezbollah Claims to Target Multiple Sites in Northern Israel

Hezbollah claimed to target numerous areas in northern Israel on April 21. The Iranian-backed terrorist group told pro-Iranian media outlet Al-Mayadeen that it struck the northern...

April 19, 2024 | |

Israel SitRep: April 19, 2024

Today’s Issue: IDF Continues Pinpoint Gaza Operation, Eliminating Terrorists and Destroying Tunnel Shafts | IDF Announces Targeted Killing of Hamas Internal Security Officer | IAF Destroys 25 Targets...

April 17, 2024 | |

Hezbollah Rocket Fire Wounds 18 in Northern Israel

Hezbollah launched a combined rocket and drone attack on northern Israel on April 17, wounding 14 Israeli soldiers and four other people, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said. The...

April 17, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Hezbollah claims to target IDF base with Burkan missile

Hezbollah, backed by Iran, targets IDF in northern Israel. Tensions escalate with attacks on multiple fronts.

April 17, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Hezbollah’s drones and missiles may become increasingly effective

Hezbollah's new Burkan heavy warhead rockets show the terror group's arsenal is evolving.