Dahieh

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

Israeli goals in Lebanon war shift from imminently disarming Hezbollah to reestablishing South Lebanon Security Zone

The renewed Lebanon war between Israel and Hezbollah that began on March 2 is now over a month old, with little change in the overall picture or disposition of the main actors. However, Israeli officials...

Hezbollah Tests Israel’s Patience as Northern Front Escalates

Hezbollah sharply escalated its attacks on March 11, launching scores of rockets into northern Israel in one of its largest barrages since joining the war on Iran’s side on March 1. The salvo was timed...

Cypriot, Lebanese officials blame Hezbollah for drone attacks on UK base in Cyprus; IRGC responsibility also possible

On March 1, a loitering munition struck the UK Royal Air Force (RAF) base in Akrotiri on the southern tip of Cyprus at approximately 10:03 pm. The drone, reported to be an Iranian Shahed-type...

Rockets target US Embassy in Baghdad after Iraqi Shiite militia group issues threat over war in Lebanon

On March 6, the Coordination Committee of the Iraqi Resistance (CCIR) issued an ultimatum over recent Israeli attacks in Lebanon: Stop bombing the southern Dahiyeh suburbs of Beirut (a known...

Israel strikes over 500 targets in Lebanon, issues evac orders in renewed war with Hezbollah (March 2–6)

The November 27, 2024, ceasefire agreement signed by Israel and Lebanon, negotiating on behalf of Hezbollah, finally broke down completely. In the early morning hours of March 2, 2026, Hezbollah’s forces...

Lebanon’s Narrow Window To Disarm Hezbollah

Once again, Hezbollah has dragged Lebanon into a war with Israel. Despite promising signals, Beirut remains unserious about reasserting the state’s authority. On March 2, the Lebanese Cabinet proscribed...

Hezbollah’s Recklessness May Restore Israel’s ‘Security Zone’

Hezbollah built much of its political legitimacy on the claim that it forced Israel to withdraw from its “security zone” in southern Lebanon in 2000. The group’s decision to now join Iran’s war...

Israeli operations in Lebanon against Hezbollah: January 26–February 1, 2026

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) conducted numerous operations throughout Lebanon against Hezbollah between January 26 and February 1, 2026. Israeli operations last week maintained an intensified tempo,...

Histories of Hezbollah’s assassinated top military commander, likely candidates to replace him

On Sunday, September 23, 2025, an Israeli airstrike targeted the third and fourth floors of a residential building on Al Arid Street in the Haret Hreik neighborhood of Beirut’s southern Dahiyeh suburbs...

Israeli operations in Lebanon against Hezbollah: November 17–23, 2025

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) conducted numerous operations throughout Lebanon against Hezbollah between November 17 and November 23, 2025. Israeli activities last week constituted a significant qualitative...

Israeli airstrike kills Hezbollah Chief of Staff Haytham Ali Tabatabai

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) killed Hezbollah Chief of Staff Haytham Ali Tabatabai and four additional operatives in a strike on an apartment in Beirut’s Dahieh suburb on November 23. Tabatabai...

Israel Eliminates Hezbollah Officer Rebuilding Terror Infrastructure in Southern Lebanon

Hezbollah Terrorist Eliminated: The IDF announced on October 31 that it had eliminated Hezbollah terrorist Muhammad Raslan, a maintenance operative in the group who was actively...

Israeli operations in Lebanon against Hezbollah: June 23–29, 2025

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) conducted numerous operations throughout Lebanon against Hezbollah between June 23 and June 29. The IDF’s activities last week were concentrated in south Lebanon, ...

IDF Continues Strikes in Lebanon to Prevent Hezbollah From Regrouping

Hezbollah Terror Site Targeted: The IDF carried out airstrikes against a Hezbollah “fire and defense array” near the Beaufort Ridge in southern Lebanon on June 27. According...

Israeli operations in Lebanon against Hezbollah: June 2–June 8, 2025

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) conducted numerous activities throughout Lebanon against Hezbollah between June 2 and June 8. The IDF’s operations last week included the broadest and most intense Israeli strikes in the Dahiyeh suburbs of Beirut since the November 27, 2024 ceasefire, targeting alleged Hezbollah drone production and storage facilities.

Under ceasefire committee pressure, LAF inspects alleged Hezbollah site in Mrayjeh-Laylaki

On Sunday, June 8, 2025, Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) units claimed to have inspected a suspected Hezbollah military site in the Mrayjeh-Laylaki neighborhoods of Beirut’s southern suburbs, also known...

Israel strikes alleged Hezbollah drone production and storage facilities in Lebanon

On Thursday night, the Israeli military launched its most intensive airstrikes on Hezbollah’s stronghold in the southern Dahiyeh suburbs of Beirut. Simultaneously, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) launched...

IDF Strikes Hezbollah UAV Factories and Storage in Beirut and Southern Lebanon

Latest Developments Israel Strikes Hezbollah Positions: The Israeli Air Force on June 5 struck multiple Hezbollah unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV or drone) production and storage facilities embedded in...

Israeli operations in Lebanon against Hezbollah: April 21–April 27, 2025

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) conducted numerous activities throughout Lebanon against Hezbollah between April 21 and April 27, 2025. The IDF’s operations this week included targeted killings of Hezbollah...