The road to the second Lebanon ceasefire
At midnight local time on April 17, a second ceasefire in as many years went into effect between Israel and Lebanon. Brokered, or to some degree imposed, by the United States, this cessation of hostilities...
Hezbollah–Israel conflict (2023–present)
Trump Announces 10-Day Ceasefire in Lebanon
Trump Announces Ceasefire: Following conversations with both Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, President Donald Trump announced on April...
Flash Briefs
A breakdown of Israel’s heavy bombardment of Beirut on April 8
On the afternoon of April 8, Israel launched its deadliest and most intense wave of airstrikes in Beirut since the war with Hezbollah restarted in early March. Initial reports claimed that the Israel Defense...
Op-eds
U.S.-Iran Ceasefire Negotiations With Iran Do Not Extend to Hezbollah in Lebanon
“The only reason they are alive today is to negotiate!” So declared President Donald Trump with regard to the representatives Iran dispatched to Pakistan to negotiate with a U.S. team led...
Policy Briefs
Israel Launches Large Wave of Strikes Against Hezbollah
IDF Strikes Reported Against Multiple Hezbollah Positions: The IDF announced on April 8 that it had carried out the “largest attack across Lebanon” against Hezbollah targets...
Flash Briefs
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...
Op-eds
Trump Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: April
Welcome back to the Trump Administration Foreign Policy Tracker. Once a month, we ask FDD’s experts and scholars to assess the administration’s foreign policy. They provide trendlines of very positive, positive, neutral, negative, or very negative for the areas they watch. ...
Policy Tracker
Lebanon Declares Iranian Ambassador Persona Non Grata
Tehran’s Envoy Declared ‘Persona Non Grata’: Lebanese Foreign Minister Youssef Raggi said on March 24 that he had “instructed today the Secretary-General of the Ministry...
Flash Briefs
Lebanon Will Keep Hezbollah’s Arms, Lose its South
Lebanon has made its choice. Instead of enforcing UN Security Council Resolution 1701 and its own cabinet’s decision to disarm Hezbollah, Beirut will allow the pro-Iran militia to keep its weapons but...
Op-eds
IDF Strikes Key Bridges Over Lebanon’s Litani River Used by Hezbollah
IDF Hits Bridges Used by Hezbollah: The IDF said on March 18 that it had struck at least two bridges crossing the Litani River in Lebanon. According to Israel, “Hezbollah …...
Flash Briefs
Lebanons’ second chance
This conflict could finally free Beirut from Hezbollah
Op-eds
Naim Qassem says Hezbollah will continue fighting Israel, frames war as defense of Lebanon
On March 13, Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem gave his second speech since the renewal of Hezbollah’s war with Israel on March 2. The speech marked the anniversary of Qods Day, an event...
Op-eds
‘Targeted Ground Operation’: IDF Expands Offensive in Southern Lebanon
Pushing Further Into Lebanon: The IDF stated on March 16 that troops had begun a ‘targeted ground operation’ against ‘key objectives’ in southern Lebanon as part of Israel’s...
Flash Briefs
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...
Policy Briefs
Time for Lebanon’s De-Hezbollahfication
Lebanon has tasted the nightmare Israel faced on October 7, 2023. Iran’s Islamist regime and its proxies, Hezbollah and Hamas, are irrational actors who cannot be trusted with a single bullet, let alone...
Op-eds
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...
Op-eds
Israel SitRep: December 2, 2024
Today’s Issue: | Alma: Hezbollah Violating Ceasefire, Encouraging Residents of Southern Lebanon to Return Home | IDF Spokesman: Israel Closely Following Syria and Lebanon Situation, Will Act to Prevent...
Israel at War Situation Report
Israel SitRep: September 23, 2024
Today’s Issue: | IDF Calls on Residents of Southern Lebanon to Evacuate Buildings With Hezbollah Weapons | IDF Warns Beqaa Valley Residents: We Are Preparing To Attack Shortly | Rambam Hospital in Haifa...
Israel at War Situation Report
The Israel vs. Hezbollah War of 2024 Is Getting Closer to Reality
The Israel Defense Forces are increasingly focused on the prospect of a large conflict developing with Hezbollah in northern Israel. The chances for a major war increased on September 17 when thousands of pagers used by Hezbollah members exploded in Lebanon, killing more than two dozen people and wounding thousands.
Op-eds
Understanding Israel-Hezbollah Clashes Since October 7
After six months of trading fire, we can observe three distinct stages of the fighting between Israel and the Iranian proxy group.