Lebanese Armed Forces

Lebanon’s Inaction Is Dooming the Pilot Zones Project

Lebanon’s pilot zone experiment, established under the U.S.-brokered Trilateral Framework, has so far failed.

Israel says Hezbollah drone attack wounded 3 soldiers at Ali al Taher; IDF kills Hezbollah commanders in response

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on August 15 that Hezbollah attacked Israeli troops operating on the Ali al Taher Ridge in southern Lebanon with an explosive drone. An IDF officer and two...

Like Iraq, Lebanon Must Arrest Militia Commanders

While Iraq is acting like a sovereign state in its effort to disarm militias, Lebanon has largely become a bystander as Israel pursues the dismantlement of Hezbollah.

Donald Trump’s Lebanon Race

US rewards for Lebanon should follow, rather than precede, Hezbollah’s disarmament.

Israel says Hezbollah launched drone attack on strategic ridge amid ceasefire

On July 29, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said Hezbollah launched an “explosive drone” overnight toward an IDF engineering vehicle in the Ali Taher Ridge area of southern Lebanon. Ynet reported that...

Hezbollah’s Financing Strategies: Recovering From War With Israel

Iran has spent more than four decades building Hezbollah into a force capable of making war against Israel in hopes of one day destroying the Jewish state. Israeli forces have inflicted tremendous damage on Hezbollah’s leadership, arsenal, and manpower, yet the terror group is rebuilding, thanks in no small part to its globe-spanning illicit finance network. To shed greater light on this crucial subject, FDD has invited Israeli expert Dr. Iftah Burman to provide a robust overview of the transnational web of enterprises, stretching across the Middle East — and from Latin America to West Africa and into cyberspace — that sustains Hezbollah’s aggression. This work provides information essential to intelligence and law enforcement agencies in every country, including the United States, that recognizes the severity of Hezbollah’s threat to peace, stability, and prosperity in the Middle East.

We paid $3 billion for Lebanon’s army to make excuses for Hezbollah

This week, the president of Lebanon met at the White House with President Donald Trump to discuss the June security framework intended to systematically address Hezbollah’s military...

Mr. Aoun Came To Washington. Lebanon Now Owes Results.

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun’s July 21 meeting with President Donald Trump clarified the terms of the U.S.-Lebanese relationship but did not resolve Lebanon’s central problem: Hezbollah’s weapons...

‘Pilot Zones’ Pitting Beirut Government Against Hezbollah Launched in South Lebanon

Israel ceded security control over three southern Lebanese towns on July 21 in a test of the Beirut government’s ability to keep out the Hezbollah terrorists who were operating in the area. The institution...

Why Lebanon’s Pilot Zones Matter at the Trump-Aoun Summit

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun’s meeting this week with U.S. President Donald Trump offers Washington an important opportunity to press Beirut to implement pilot zones in southern Lebanon designed...

The Israel-Lebanon framework agreement explained

On June 26, Israel and Lebanon signed the Trilateral Framework Between the United States, Israel, and Lebanon, whose goal is to end the conflict between Israel and Lebanon, secure both countries’ sovereignty...

The Israel-Lebanon Framework Agreement Will Only Succeed if Washington Enforces It

The Pentagon may have missed a significant deadline on Lebanon. Congress, in the 2026 National Defense Authorization Act, gave the secretary of defense until June 30 to report on how to assess Lebanese...

Lebanon: More Than “a Small Piece of the Puzzle”

U.S. Quietly Shelves Proposed Hezbollah ‘Deconfliction Mechanism’

The new U.S.-brokered Israel-Lebanon framework has its strengths and weaknesses. But one immediate and unequivocal benefit is that it buries the misguided idea that Hezbollah should have a seat at the...

Israel’s Offer to Lebanon: Land for Hezbollah’s Disarmament

The interests of Lebanon and Israel align on the core issue of disarming Hezbollah.

Syria Need Not Enter Lebanon to Help Curb Hezbollah

Syria is not going to undertake a military campaign against Hezbollah that Israel itself has been unable to carry out.

Lebanese Parliament Speaker Berri Sabotages President Trump’s Peace Agenda

Lebanon and Israel signed a historic framework deal in Washington last Wednesday that serves as a clear roadmap to disarm Hezbollah, end the war, and put the two countries on the path to peace....

Why Is Saudi Arabia Circumventing the Lebanese State?

Saudi Arabia's decision to actively undermine diplomacy between Lebanon and Israel, a pathway to peace and disarming Hezbollah, should not be tolerated by the Lebanese.

Hezbollah Snubs Trump Offer of Israel Truce

Hezbollah was quick to reject the latest Israel-Lebanon ceasefire brokered by the United States this week. It did so despite President Donald Trump floating direct talks with the Iranian-backed terrorist...

For the War to Stop, Hezbollah Must Be Disarmed

The Lebanese government, which has voted three times to disarm Hezbollah since the summer of 2025, now faces an inescapable choice. If the cabinet decides to finish off Iran’s proxy militia, Israel will...